cajoler
Example Sentences
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The least confrontational of conductors, Levine has always been a cajoler on the podium, but behind the scenes he is accused of the opposite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2017
“His role is that of catalyst, choreographer, conductor and cajoler — and sometimes all at once,” said David J. Meltzer, an archaeologist at Southern Methodist University.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2016
He wasn't a shouter or a dictator, but was a cajoler and collaborator.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2016
She also honed her skills as an enforcer and cajoler, and quickly established a management style that would come to be her trademark: autocratic, sometimes bullying, but leavened by occasional bursts of charm.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2013
Some, by the light of crumbling, resinous gums, In the still hollows of old pagan dens, Call thee in aid to their deliriums O Bacchus! cajoler of ancient pains.
From Silverpoints by Gray, John