coaxed

Example Sentences

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“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

Lutnick has negotiated trade agreements and coaxed big investments out of business leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal

The original mortgage bond market had come into the world in much the same way, messily, coaxed into existence by the extreme interest of a small handful of people on the margins of high finance.

From Literature

He wasn’t coaxed into speaking at the team’s championship parade, but still received some of the day’s loudest ovations, the fan base recognizing the herculean contributions he provided both at and behind the plate.

From Los Angeles Times