has been coaxing
- present perfect progressive of coax (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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The kingdom, which will host a meeting of the Arab League this month, has been coaxing other member states to restore Syria’s membership, although some holdouts remain, chief among them Qatar.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2023
The kingdom, which will host a meeting of the Arab League next month, has been coaxing other member states to restore Syria’s membership, although some holdouts remain, chief among them Qatar.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
Russian engineer Alex Barak has been coaxing oil out of the ground for a long time.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2017
But it also has a lot to do with Diaz, a tireless taskmaster who has been coaxing sweet sounds out of students at MacArthur High School for 32 years.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2017
He can see no one; a girl rises from a low stool by the hearth, where she has been coaxing a smoldering turf to light, and comes forward.
From Only an Irish Girl by Duchess
