coaxed
Example Sentences
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Under O’Neil’s proposed new model, LIV players would become its majority owners, with equity stakes replacing the enormous checks that originally coaxed them to join.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
The drippings, on that first night, don’t go to waste: they’re coaxed into something worthy of the occasion, slicked over potatoes or spooned onto rice, greener and more herb-laced than you might expect.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
“Come on now,” the real nurse coaxed Rosemary like you'd coax a scared horse.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
