Example Sentences

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But his decision to boycott is nonetheless a blow to the network, which had wooed him privately and publicly on air to appear.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

Upon her enrollment at nearby Coastal Carolina University, which had wooed her with two scholarships, Herriott was assigned an advisor: Earnest.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021

In 1921, Manuel Herrick, a one-term Republican representative from Oklahoma nicknamed “the Okie Jesus,” had wooed the showgirl after seeing her name in a newspaper story about a District beauty pageant.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2021

The accompanying piece, by Tom Junod, touches on how the Fila had wooed him.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 8, 2018

Indeed, Dan made a habit of half-jesting, half-sentimental references to that time when he had wooed so vainly.

From The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service by Dana, Marvin Hill