cajolery
noun
persuasion by flattery or promises; wheedling; coaxing.
cajoleries
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pluralof cajolery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But not even in the sacred name of Moslem broth erhood would the rich old Aga fall for the Faroukian cajoleries.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such is the influence of ecclesiastical cajoleries over even the most gifted minds.
From The Roman Question by Edmond About
Miss Gladys Cooper, lambent, pyramidal and turturine, fully realized the polyphonic cajoleries of Seraphina.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914 by Various
His usual cajoleries only provoked retorts that left him blinking, not certain whether they were intended to humble him or to stimulate him to more daring efforts.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Charles Dana Gibson
She is merry like no one else, and witty, and full of cajoleries, like a child.
From Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
