- present tense form of coax (3rd person singular).
coaxes
Example Sentences
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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
That warming coaxes mosquitoes toward higher elevations, even as temperatures have historically been too cold for the insects to thrive.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 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
Then Prim gets a towel and dries my hair, combing out the knots, while my mother coaxes tea and toast into me.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
