coax
verb (used with object)
to influence or persuade to do something by gentle urging, smooth talk, flattery, etc..
had coaxed
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past perfectof coax.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Gen. John Brennan emerged from the plane on Tuesday, he was greeted by an army composed of two rival Libyan factions the American officer had coaxed into holding their first ever joint military exercises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Arévalo, whose center-left party had coaxed him into running, had never had strong political aspirations and was polling badly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
"Cottage cheese," she quipped, stressing on the cheese, before she told me how she had coaxed the recipe out of a friend.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2023
Toné! had coaxed Saadiq into becoming their singer, Lacy’s Internet fans urged him to record his own material, beginning with the 2017 EP “Steve Lacy’s Demo.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Blake had coaxed the mutt to his side during a trip to town.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
