inveigle

Example Sentences

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To reach Peru, Dr. Koepcke had to first get to a port and inveigle his way onto a trans-Atlantic freighter.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2021

There really was an Abigail; she really did inveigle herself into the Queen’s esteem; and the Duchess of Marlborough really was incensed.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2018

I nearly tried to inveigle myself into being pelted with over-ripe tomatoes back at the Grizedale project, but ran away at the last moment.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2012

A report this week by McAfee, a computer-security company, reveals the results of a five-year probe called Operation Shady RAT, examining attacks that use “Remote Access Tools” to inveigle access to computer networks.

From Economist • Aug. 3, 2011

Naturally Finny was going to be the first to try, and just as naturally he was going to inveigle others, us, into trying it with him.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles