coaxed

Example Sentences

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Coaxed and tugged by rangers, a blindfolded giraffe totters into the specialised vehicle that will transport it away from an increasingly hostile environment to a new home in Kenya's eastern Rift Valley.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Coaxed to see bizarre conspiracies, many of us saw them.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2024

Coaxed by CNN's Jake Tapper, one of the debate moderators, the candidates spent considerable time responding face-to-face to some of Trump's earlier provocations.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2015

Coaxed from mezcal, lime, ginger and harissa, the cocktail puts your tongue on full alert.

From Washington Post • May 26, 2015

Coaxed them along on purpose by a trail they knew, and four miles from here I'd have swung south into the mountains they don't know.

From The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories by Wister, Owen