wheedled
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His father, less a bully but now a user, had wheedled his way onto the set of “Rocky” and embarrassed him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ask any nerd who wheedled her parents for a little more cash to buy books: What you get from Scholastic is what your parents are willing to buy you.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2023
A Los Angeles Times columnist supposedly wheedled the songwriters who wrote “Que Sera, Sera” and the “Bonanza” theme into composing it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
At 16, he wheedled his way onto the staff of a local newspaper.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2018
Their voices wheedled and they smiled in counterfeit.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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