cajole
verb (used with or without object)
to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.
have cajoled
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present perfectof cajole.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Surely, Paramount could have cajoled Mr. Russell to come back and offer a filmmaker’s interview or optional commentary track?
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2022
They have cajoled him, they have flattered him, they have leaned on him.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2021
Google won’t build the iMessage clone that Android fans have clamored for, but it seems to have cajoled the carriers into doing it for them.
From The Verge ● Apr. 19, 2018
In the war and peace class, for instance, Martinez envisages students would reflect on how different governments have cajoled their citizens into supporting war.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2016
I could have managed her had she been unmarried, by posing as a wealthy prince—in fact, I could have cajoled her as I have done Mrs. Giles—but her husband is suspicious and sharp.
From The Solitary Farm by Fergus Hume
