woo
Example Sentences
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China has shown patience and persistence in wooing South America.
From BBC
He wooed his wife with poems during their long-distance courtship in the early 1980s and still writes her a love poem every day.
In wooing the White House, Moscow has talked up opportunities for joint ventures in the Arctic, which holds massive untapped energy resources, as well as for exploring Russia’s rare-earth metals deposits.
After nearly a year of wooing, tech scion David Ellison and his Skydance Media sign a deal with heiress Shari Redstone to buy her struggling media company, Paramount.
From Los Angeles Times
Yes: There are always buyers willing to pay a premium for a skybox or courtside seat, and stadiums are loading up on VIP accouterments to woo big wallets.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
