wheedle

Example Sentences

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That should shut down whoever is trying to wheedle you into gimmicky strategies, or chasing the returns of recently hot assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Even as ex-mayor, it tickled Dick that he could wheedle an author into joining us.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023

The arsonists wheedle their way into his house with a combination of servile pleading, subtle bullying and appeals to Biedermann’s moral vanity.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

To do so, he said, “I’ve had to shove, push, cajole, persuade, wheedle, exaggerate, manipulate, flatter, be obnoxious, occasionally lie, and always sell.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 21, 2022

But like all parents—all adults—they didn’t fight and wheedle for their turn.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry