coax
Example Sentences
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Having helped push the American landscape forcibly into the future, he spent the rest of his life coaxing one corner of it back to its past.
Like Ossa, Mamdani said he didn’t need any coaxing to agree to a cat.
Researchers have discovered a way to coax the bacteria living in animals' digestive systems into acting like miniature factories that produce compounds linked to longer life.
From Science Daily
“Come on come on come on,” he coaxed the machine.
From Literature
Michael Carrick is far too experienced to get coaxed into giving away whether he wants to become Manchester United's next permanent manager.
From BBC
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