coaxes

Example Sentences

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Allegra Goodman’s family saga coaxes, in Sam Sacks’s words, “excellent, bone-dry humor” out of the skirmishes and long-running battles among members of a loving, fractious clan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Within this vulnerability, Wolf coaxes out a complex portrait of an ambitious artist burning to express his eternal creativity at the expense of living as his true self.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2025

It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2024

She coaxes him into taking his pills every morning, refuses to serve him processed sugar and scolds him for drinking coffee, which his doctor says he’s supposed to avoid.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2023

“So, you do know. Tell me. It’s easy. Think of all the people you’ll be saving with a few words. Say the names,” the Director coaxes.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed