coaxing

Example Sentences

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Coaxing extra fudginess out of brownies with coffee, without sacrificing the requisite crinkle top.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Coaxing Moeen Ali out of retirement to solve an Ashes spin-bowling problem was the best move England could make.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023

Coaxing Maduro into restarting political talks with Venezuela's opposition is another aim, two of the people told Reuters.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2022

Coaxing the nation back to health depends on Mr. Mahathir, whose first tenure as prime minister was marked as much by his authoritarian impulses as his success in shepherding Malaysia’s transformation into a upper-middle-income country.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2018

Coaxing the buttons through their holes was like reconciling warring friends, but I finally secured all five of them over my flat chest and belly, a task that was growing harder every day.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo