arm-twisting

Example Sentences

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Teaching is “like an elixir of youth” for Cummins, said Coletti, who wasn’t surprised to hear that it took a bit of arm-twisting for Cummins to open her door to me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

According to Luna, the arm-twisting from leaders, offering a mix of carrots and sticks, was intense.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2025

And arm-twisting ByteDance will not work, analysts say.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2024

“He was very good at making it in people’s interests to be cooperating with him. I don’t know if he did arm-twisting exactly. It was implicit, I would say.”

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2023

Donovan’s right-hand man—James Roosevelt, the president’s oldest son—did some arm-twisting, too.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield