coax

The day was in the low 70s, and a breeze was coming through our kitchen window; I decided I would not mind standing at the stove long enough to coax the squash toward sweet collapse.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

It’s no secret that some members of the Fed’s rate-setting committee favor interest-rate hikes to coax inflation back down.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 26, 2026

The new album appears designed to tease, coax and overwhelm the listener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

“Try a bigger bite,” said auctioneer Phyllis Kao, trying to coax the next bid after $37 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

He’d manhandle one of the beleaguered cats up onto the keyboard and coax it with a scrap of ham to walk back and forth.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Meal one: Something saucy, a little elegant Early in the week, I like to lean into moisture — something that coaxes the chicken back to life in a way that feels intentional, not remedial.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

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

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

Then Prim gets a towel and dries my hair, combing out the knots, while my mother coaxes tea and toast into me.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

They coaxed, cajoled, begged and beseeched for support to bring the tournament to North America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

The whale was coaxed into the water-filled barge on Tuesday, in a mission funded by two German entrepreneurs.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Car and Driver coaxed a 6.4-second 0-60 mph time out of the Turbo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Once you know the order of operations, once you trust time and salt to do their quiet work, almost anything can be coaxed into a satisfying bowl.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026

“Wave your sandwiches at them,” Mrs. Moss coaxed us to tease them.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

After some coaxing from family, Ramirez realized he was perfectly equipped to create mobile kitchens from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Entrepreneurs Karin Walter-Mommert and Walter Gunz later funded a private rescue, fitting the whale with a tracking device and coaxing it onto a water-filled transport ship called Fortuna B.

From BBC ● May 16, 2026

Having helped push the American landscape forcibly into the future, he spent the rest of his life coaxing one corner of it back to its past.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

Sairy put one finger against her lips and tapped softly, as if she were coaxing more words out of her mouth.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech