Sample Sentences forcajole (editor-reviewed)
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She is working to convince, cajole, and pressure other Representatives to vote for the bill.cajole = gently persuade
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"Come on," Ron said cajolingly, giving the steering wheel a little shake, "nearly there, come on -" (source)cajolingly = as though gently urging (the car)
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cajoling her mother to eat a little now and then, (source)cajoling = gently persuading
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Neither Boca Chica nor Ocoa were far but I never wanted to go and it normally took hours of cajoling before I agreed to climb on the autobus. (source)cajoling = gentle persuasion
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Every year we spend hundreds of dollars on phone calls and letters, writing, faxing, cajoling, and bribing, trying to get... (source)cajoling = gently persuading
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Then her voice became tender, and she began to cajole me, saying, "Please, I can't wake him." (source)cajole = gently persuade
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How the midwife smacked and prayed and cajoled the tiny chest to move. (source)cajoled = gently persuaded
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Archie pressed on, softening his voice, cajoling, leading him on. (source)cajoling = gently persuading
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I knew then there was no use pretending or trying to cajole my mind into silence (source)cajole = gently persuade
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"Oh," said Albert with all the cajolery of which he was capable.† (source)
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In seven canonical words, she exhorts, cajoles, commands someone—herself?† (source)
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I got to be the bad cop and lay down the law. "Angel," I began cajolingly. "We can't always..." (source)cajolingly = in a gently persuading manner
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It was Arthur's accepted role to lie squelching in the mud making occasional demands to see his lawyer, his mother or a good book; it was Mr. Prosser's accepted role to tackle Arthur with the occasional new ploy such as the For the Public Good talk, or the March of Progress talk, the They Knocked My House Down Once You Know, Never Looked Back talk and various other cajoleries and threats; and it was the bulldozer drivers' accepted role to sit around drinking coffee and experimenting with union regulations to see how they could turn the situation to their financial advantage.† (source)
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The delicate art of cajoler was a lost skill in modern law enforcement, one that required exceptional poise under pressure.† (source)
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And he nagged and cajoled, and to please him, Eugenides agreed to try.† (source)
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...late-night hours cajoling Hunter to please, please go back to sleep. (source)cajoling = gently persuading
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