coax

The day was in the low 70s, and a breeze was coming through our kitchen window; I decided I would not mind standing at the stove long enough to coax the squash toward sweet collapse.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

The new album appears designed to tease, coax and overwhelm the listener.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Edith used a diamond ring to coax a guard into letting him escape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The couple said their neighbour had mental health issues and private ambulance staff had tried to "coax him out" of his home on Saturday.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

The same hand that bled with newly split skin had been the same one to coax his father, his advisers, anyone and everyone it took, to consider Project Jamboree.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

Thanks to cultivation techniques, the Huntington coaxes the plants to bloom every two to three years, not four to six like they do in their natural habitat, where they’re endangered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

And to read that structure, the painting coaxes you to decide from what perspective you are viewing the scene.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Camila coaxes Wes to dance, and he is not as bad dancer as he claims to be.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024

It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2024

The truck yaws like a ship at sea as Neumann One coaxes it over ruts.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

They coaxed, cajoled, begged and beseeched for support to bring the tournament to North America.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

The drippings, on that first night, don’t go to waste: they’re coaxed into something worthy of the occasion, slicked over potatoes or spooned onto rice, greener and more herb-laced than you might expect.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

Rescuers coaxed him away but only as far as nearby Poel Island, where he is now lying on the seabed.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Car and Driver coaxed a 6.4-second 0-60 mph time out of the Turbo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Their high voices squealing with delight when Carla mispronounced some word they coaxed her to repeat.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

After some coaxing from family, Ramirez realized he was perfectly equipped to create mobile kitchens from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

The woman crouches, coaxing the animal with sweet compliments and a stick of sugarcane she brought with her.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

Baschek said the whale's breathing and reaction to rescuers had deteriorated, and that the chances of coaxing him out of the bay were so slim it would be cruel to try.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026

Casting its relentless sunshine as a background character, coaxing neighbors out of their shells and into verdant parks and yards and onto their manicured streets, is part of that.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026

Jamie presses his fingers against the middle of my back and leans in like he’s coaxing a puppy out of hiding.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman