cajoling

Example Sentences

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Containing determined adversaries requires building a domestic consensus and cajoling allies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

More Celtic people streamed on, dancing and waving and cajoling.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

A Fed chair can’t change the world on his own; cajoling other Fed officials to back his views requires credibility, among other factors.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

Doing prescribed burns safely takes a lot of boots on the ground and behind-the-scenes cajoling to make sure local residents, and regulators, are on board.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

So with the help of a bike Candice found in her shed—and some extra cajoling of Brandon—they had ridden over to Lambert High School.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson