cajole

Example Sentences

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His goal is to talk up the VW agreement to cajole workers at Mercedes and other foreign plants into unionizing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Belgium's outspoken prime minister Bart De Wever will be in the spotlight as his EU counterparts -- most of whom back the plan -- try to cajole him to accept.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

My mother did her best to cajole me into going.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 27, 2025

Playing Adler from the audience, Ferrell tried to cajole Mulaney into partying with him in a hilarious bit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

I visit them daily in their spacious glass dishes, and like any good mother I cajole, I celebrate when they reproduce, and I take special note when they behave oddly.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver