blandishments
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The Calligraphy’s blandishments include a built-in, dual-camera Dash Cam; a head-up display; proximity key with remote-start function; and heated steering wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“When someone dies, out come the usual blandishments … as if their death is there to be used,” Morrissey wrote Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2023
In short, it seems Mr. Macron has decided to tough out the crisis, perhaps offering some blandishments on improving vocational high schools and broader on-the-job training.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023
That history comes into play when witnesses receive blandishments like the messages the vice chair described.
From Slate • Jul. 5, 2022
For months, he would resist Berkeley’s blandishments to leave Yale, despite the obvious benefits associated with writing his own ticket.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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