cajole
verb (used with or without object)
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
cajoled
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past participleof cajole.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cajole.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cajoleverb (used with or without object)to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
Example Sentences
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When the Toreros needed cold-weather clothing for a game at Dayton, Harbaugh cajoled the Chargers, where he spent part of his playing career, into donating some of their mothballed gear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
When that failed, it cajoled and persuaded many of its allies to join in a coalition of the willing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
No one should be cajoled into paying for a property that they never use and no longer wish to own.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
"Maybe it's the failure of Oslo that gave rise to the rather unconventional approach that Trump has taken, where he has short-circuited any sort of process and simply pressured and cajoled," Yacoubian said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Mill claimed that women have been coaxed, cajoled, shoved and squashed into a series of feminine contortions for so many centuries, that it is now quite impossible to define their natural abilities or aspirations.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
