Example Sentences

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Fischer has coaxed Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi into the form of his life with seven goals already in the league this season.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2021

Lovley, for example, has coaxed a common lab and industrial bacterium, Escherichia coli, to make nanowires.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 19, 2020

Over the years, he has coaxed big names, including Bill Murray and the late Steve Jobs, onto the waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2019

He has coaxed from his team a commitment to play the way that is necessary for them to win, disciplined rather than free-wheeling.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2018

I wonder if she has coaxed one of the maids to help her.

From Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore by Brooks, Amy