wooing

Example Sentences

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They hired a lobbyist and started wooing wealthy and powerful people around Nashville for support.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Flush with cash, the firms are also wooing the general public, insisting that artificial intelligence will be a force for good -- and not a destroyer of jobs or an existential threat for humanity.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Actor Eric Dane, best known for wooing “Grey’s Anatomy” audiences as plastic surgeon Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan, has died following a public battle with ALS.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Early on, Weiss also expressed interest in wooing “60 Minutes” contributor Anderson Cooper away from his full-time role at CNN to anchor the “CBS Evening News,” before she settled on Tony Dokoupil.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

He spent the weekend wooing her, and they were married just a few days later.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi