Example Sentences

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Meal one: Something saucy, a little elegant Early in the week, I like to lean into moisture — something that coaxes the chicken back to life in a way that feels intentional, not remedial.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Allegra Goodman’s family saga coaxes, in Sam Sacks’s words, “excellent, bone-dry humor” out of the skirmishes and long-running battles among members of a loving, fractious clan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Aparicio coaxes cultural histories from his rubber casts of trees and meandering flows of poured amber.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2024

Now that I’m stronger she coaxes me back into our mother-daughter nights.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon