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

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

So the amount of damage control and cajoling it will take to keep things on track after the disaster in Arizona is enough to make a good fire advocate’s head spin.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025

It followed weeks of leaders threatening, cajoling, and otherwise applying maximum pressure and procedural tactics to stop this train from leaving the station.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2025

Archie pressed on, softening his voice, cajoling, leading him on.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier