How To Use Cajole In A Sentence

Bobileff and crew fettled and cajoled and fairly bullwhipped the old beast back together, then fired her up and into a transporter just hours before the show.
Usually I can cajole him into cereal, toast or a banana, but this morning - nothing.
And I cajoled and caroused and codingled a steak dinner from her if she ever sold this novel. November 17th, 2009
But to some extent the role of central government is to encourage and cajole the national highways agencies and local councils to act to improve road safety. Times, Sunday Times
She would cajole family members with promises of help and milk and sugar. Times, Sunday Times

I do not pretend to know what combination of threats and cajolements they offered, but they obviously succeeded.
Elsewhere, it may be acceptable for shop assistants to flatter and cajole you into buying anything, irrespective of whether it suits you.
His teaching style was to gently cajole, to encourage when it all came right. Times, Sunday Times
Flattery, cajolement, humble supplication and the finer maneuvers of tact, all have this in mind. The Foundations of Personality
Ray "was ready to 'pull the trigger' if the conditions he imposed were not satisfied," Gormley writes, and had to be "cajoled" by a colleague into signing off on the final deal. News
If you are cajoled by the cunning arguments of a trumpeter of heresy, or the praises of a puritanic old woman, is not that womanish? — The Abbot
Cantona was never one to berate or cajole teammates, but on the pitch or training ground he was a huge, charismatic figure who inspired fellow players.
While Anita was the live wire who inspired, remonstrated and cajoled, Gordon's great strength was a sympathique nature that enabled this unassuming, conservative Scot to build friendships in the most surprising places. Observer Ethical Awards: Gordon Roddick, Lifetime Achievement Award
The merchant's cause is taken up by three old men, who cajole the jinni into postponing the execution until they tell their stories. Old Tales That Still Seduce
We do all the talking; we plead, wheedle, deny and cajole.
Why are our trained warriors risking their lives to "cajole" a vindictive Shia government to help poor Sunni squatters? Archive 2007-04-01
It came to him curiously that it was his destiny ever to stand on this high place, looking down on unending hordes of black trouble that required control, bullying, and cajolery. Chapter 11
For a brief few seconds he led the Grand National as Clan Royal veered off a straight line, the whipless Cooper slapping his horse as he tried to cajole him back onto a straight line.
She had listened from a respectful distance, and with the humble deference born of years of bondage, to the honeyed words with which the great lady deigned to cajole a girl-slave: but when Dea Flavia had finished speaking and the chorus of admiration had died down around her, the freedwoman, with steps which she vainly tried to render firm, approached to the foot of the catasta and stood between the great lady and her own child. "Unto Caesar"
While a solo binger will tend to underestimate his natural limits, a pair or group of lost weekenders can encourage, threaten and cajole each other to dizzying new heights of drunken tomfoolery.
He claimed that he was "cajoled" into committing the offences of breaking into the SMRT Changi Deport and vandalising two train carriages. TODAYonline
And he will depend on a trusted national security adviser to cajole and hammer this collection of heavyweights into a coherent team.
While Capello is perceived as a harsh manager, he will have to console and cajole, too.
King and his people had to cajole and persuade. Times, Sunday Times
The internet is your friend here, too: pretty much every conference will list which agents they cajoled to it last year and/or those who will be blandished into being there this year. Author! Author! » 2008 » January
And then kind of cajole and push and say why certain things should work and certain things wouldn't work. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
This resistance can only be overcome as you gently persuade and cajole subordinates to expand their horizons.
like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled
During cross examination, which at times was heated, R.B. rejected defence suggestions he was "cajoled" by police to remember meeting Aziga in 2000 rather than 2001. Canada.com Top Stories
It's a delicate endeavor, as one element must be cajoled and conciliated, and the other flatly thwarted within the bounds of democratic politics. Joshua Treviño: A Step Forward in Malaysia
The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten.
The theater manager does not chide, warn or cajole us into good behavior.
Her first task was to coax and cajole the gathering into applauding loudly, in order to welcome her.
Do not be cajoled into buying something totally unnecessary. The Sun
Employers used to dictating terms to their Chinese workforce are learning to beg, plead and cajole.
And more importantly, how can we encourage, cajole or force the multinationals to pay their fair dues? Times, Sunday Times
In rehearsal he growled and grunted, cajoled and coaxed, insisted and inspired. Times, Sunday Times
Farmers who grew crops and stewarded the land were cajoled into resembling industrial workers from the city who produced piecework in a complex system overseen by major corporations, said Chuck Hassebrook, executive director of the Center for Rural Affairs. Organic Farming Opens a Way for Farmers to Return to their Proper Role as Innovators and Stewards of the Land
But to some extent the role of central government is to encourage and cajole the national highways agencies and local councils to act to improve road safety. Times, Sunday Times
He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
Saif Ali Khan is an actor who has both cajoled and charmed moviegoers into accepting a different kind of hero.
I circumvented them -- I played at bogle about the bush wi 'them -- I cajoled them; and if I havena gien Inch-Grabbit and Jamie Howie a bonnie begunk, they ken themselves. Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since
Over the next two years, the group pushed for an alternate plan, attended scads of meetings, and attempted to cajole the railroad into a neighborhood-friendly solution.
It would be the ultimate weapon in journalistic cajolery.
Defence lawyer Munyonzwe Hamalengwa suggested police had "cajoled" S. B.'s first cousin R.B. and wife D.B. into changing dates to suit the prosecution. Macleans.ca
Noam Chomsky does not cajole the listener; he presents his arguments - a distillation of copious reading - with disarming candor.
As a journalist, I've been cajoled, flattered, and importuned (not to mention insulted, ignored, bored, and patronized) by politicians.
King and his people had to cajole and persuade. Times, Sunday Times
He cajoled Mr Dobson to stand for mayor.
And I cajoled and caroused and codingled a steak dinner from her if she ever sold this novel. November 17th, 2009
Their manager cajoled them, encouraged them, instructed them. Times, Sunday Times
And more importantly, how can we encourage, cajole or force the multinationals to pay their fair dues? Times, Sunday Times
Over the next few weeks, throwing reserve to the winds, I cajoled interviews, sent telegrams, and wrote letters to every Indian historian of note.
He knew the arguments which would be deployed, the alternating cajolery and menace. IN LOVE AND WAR
In contrast, I didn't have to cajole her to climb in the Caves, nor did I merely watch her.
To Ms. Rosenfeld, common sense became and remains not an honest method of seeking truth but a rhetoric of flattery and cajolery. All Things To All People
The confession had to be cajoled out of him.
It is difficult to cajole him into consent.
I cajoled John into agreeing then set off to the pet store to select the appropriate creature.
They're there for me - they comfort, cajole, coerce, cohort, conspire, and commiserate.
‘Headman Mostephus taught me to read joined-up letters while we were here,’ Alima cajoled.
Instead, she uses cajolery, deception, and sexual manipulation to trick him out of consummating the marriage.
Adam also didn't mind sharing the horse-breaking chore one bit and openly encouraged, coerced and cajoled his younger brother into attempting to outride him.
She readily lent an ear to the insinuations which Scarfe, also bitterly hurt, freely let out, and persuaded herself miserably that her boy was in the hands of an adventurer who had cajoled not only the boy but the father, and in short personated the proverbial viper at the fireside. A Dog with a Bad Name
The Foundation cajoles, entreats, and I hope charms supporters into giving generously to make opinion pages better.
Instead, she uses cajolery, deception, and sexual manipulation to trick him out of consummating the marriage.
The studios test, poll, cajole, advertise, and inveigh in an effort to ensure against failure.
Look, toots ," Brian cajoled, bobbing the mask up and down. TOGETHER ALONE
When finally cajoled into doing so he made no secret of his reluctance.
And more importantly, how can we encourage, cajole or force the multinationals to pay their fair dues? Times, Sunday Times
Against every cajolement of one who was an adept in the arts of blandishment, promise and flattery, Kościuszko had but one argument: that of the straight-forward devotion that saw his country outraged, and that would accept no compromise where duty to that country and to his own honour were concerned. Kościuszko A Biography
And so begins the journey of a truly strange cinematic odd couple, tooling around in an open jeep trying to cajole the natives to exercise their rights.
Of course, she had no idea if she could talk her manager into stopping at some of these towns, but she could beg and wheedle and cajole if she had to.
At all levels, students are encouraged, cajoled, and coaxed by teachers and parents to excel in their studies so that they can proceed to the next educational level.
Not to mention the vast array of carrots and sticks that Obama has at his disposal to coax and cajole the 'sixtieth' The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten.
You just have to hope that I have not been unduly influenced by any lunches, gifts or cajolements along the way.
He finally cajoles her into quiet with promises of a new coach and attendants, only to have a fresh quarrel break out over an expensive rebato she has bought for herself.
I circumvented them --- I played at bogle about the bush wi 'them --- I cajoled them; and if I havena gien Inch-Grabbit and Jamie Howie a bonnie begunk, they ken themselves. The Waverley
For example, it is increasingly clear in the book that torture does not produce reliable intelligence, quite the contrary, but that traditional methods of cajolement and induced familiarity do.
Where they "bantered," cajoled, and sneered, arousing a very mild irritation, Swift's scornful invective, and biting satire silenced into fear the enemies of the Queen's chosen ministers. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer
Staring at the nude female sunbather fifteen floors below, her tattooed backside exposed so that everyone in the surrounding high-rises could admire or cajole or admonish from the windows next to their cubicles, office workers on every floor calling friends or documenting the view with cell-phone cameras, I realized that no matter how holy or removed from the everyday we might be, we are all rubberneckers to the mundane absurdities that materialize seemingly out of nowhere. The Cult of Impersonailty
They cajoled suppliers into making special production runs of key components.
Now, if something intervenes unexpectedly during the performance of this habitual activity, especially some opposition, some superfluous cajolement, correction, or similar thing, the intoxicated actor is thrown completely out of gear, and can not be restored to it, nor is he able properly to oppose this obstacle. Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students
After the initial 20-minute lead-in what follows is a well-paced 70-minute thriller as as Bryan makes logic leaps (some reasonable, some less so), cajoles and threatens old friends for help, and leaves destruction and twisted bodies in his wake. “Taken,” not stirred » Scene-Stealers
Teachers tend to cajole, comment, and direct students at every turn.
But to some extent the role of central government is to encourage and cajole the national highways agencies and local councils to act to improve road safety. Times, Sunday Times
The Boer ultimatum, by making it impossible for the British Government to be any longer cajoled into an elusory settlement by Boer diplomacy, had relieved Lord Milner of a load of anxiety, and closed a period of unparalleled physical and mental strain. Lord Milner's Work in South Africa From its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902
These objections and obstacles might be overcome by cajolery, economic inducements, and strong-arming Jordan and Turkey.
To this end, he cajoled thousands of Irish New Yorkers to join temperance organizations and helped establish the Irish Emigrant Society, which placed immigrants in jobs and then monitored their diligence and commitment to the “work ethic.” A Renegade History of the United States
What they did find was a party leader in penitent mood who came not to put fire in bellies or cajole into action, but with a limp apology.
I tried all manner of different approaches - I wheedled, threatened, demanded, cajoled.
One day he has had enough; the next day he is cajoled to stay on.
In rehearsal he growled and grunted, cajoled and coaxed, insisted and inspired. Times, Sunday Times
Do not be cajoled into buying something totally unnecessary. The Sun
He didn't have a shred of it, had lied to her, misled her, cajoled her, bullied her, forced her to trust him. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak is pragmatic in using his cache to cajole the parties to the negotiating table, yet is unwilling to align himself too closely with the United States or to expend too much political capital on the peace process. Richard Eisendorf: Who Will Be the Next Sadat?
But to some extent the role of central government is to encourage and cajole the national highways agencies and local councils to act to improve road safety. Times, Sunday Times
This resistance can only be overcome as you gently persuade and cajole subordinates to expand their horizons.
He cajoled his parents into consent giving him money to buy a new car.
But this imperious petulance, curiously as it contrasts with the patience which, a little later, she will display, is native to Ottima; she is not the victim of her nerves this morning, though now she passes without transition to a mood of sensuous cajolement -- Browning's Heroines
His teaching style was to gently cajole, to encourage when it all came right. Times, Sunday Times
And more importantly, how can we encourage, cajole or force the multinationals to pay their fair dues? Times, Sunday Times
It was he who had cajoled Garland into doing the film.
Kevin Newcomb makes the point that it will be the first browser built primarily for running web-based-applications (email, document editing, photo editing …) rather than just being a webpage displayer that can be cajoled into front-ending such applications. Hughstimson.org » Blog Archive » Getting Google Out of Your Googling
Never had I read more flattering, in-your-face cajolery.
Hence, the commander had to beg, cajole, and browbeat authorities of three nations to get what he needed.
She said that Newry's success is not through external help but through the energy of the people that ‘captured the imagination of the whole of Ireland and even cajoled the laggard politicians.’
His teaching style was to gently cajole, to encourage when it all came right. Times, Sunday Times
Scotland on Sunday understands that Hazel Blears, who resigned from the Cabinet on Wednesday, attempted to "cajole" several other ministers to quit on Thursday in a bid to force Brown out. Undefined
I like the way the newspaper urges its readers to cajole their peers into voting.
Such perceived deficiencies have hobbled his ability to cajole China with any real conviction.
I cajoled John into agreeing then set off to the pet store to select the appropriate creature.
Hence, the commander had to beg, cajole, and browbeat authorities of three nations to get what he needed.
She has cajoled, encouraged and nagged but now her reign of terror is nearly over. The Sun
Keene was at no loss to recall inoffensive phrases; in another long speech, full of cajolery sufficiently artful for the occasion, he represented himself as having merely protested against misrepresentations obviously sharpened by malice. Demos
I was impressed with the pastor, interested in the church's ministry to the poor, and cajoled by a daughter whose best friend was a member.
The merits of his cajoleries won't be discussed here, because they lack merit.
And they enslaved you over again — but not frankly, as the true, noble men would do with weight of their own right arms, but secretly, by spidery machinations and by wheedling and cajolery and lies. Chapter 38
She has cajoled, encouraged and nagged but now her reign of terror is nearly over. The Sun
In rehearsal he growled and grunted, cajoled and coaxed, insisted and inspired. Times, Sunday Times
After a while she was cajoled into opening the letter.
It is difficult to cajole him into consent.
With the new cameras will come no mercy, no human face to wheedle, cajole, or insult.
And it will take strong inducements to cajole creditors into accepting an exchange. Plan Focuses on Rescheduling of Greek Debt
We then went through an intensive process of negotiation, cajolery, threats, and mathematical calculations to put together a deal that everyone could support.
By appealing directly to a possible abductor to think about their own future beyond the next few hours to the days and weeks to come they hope to cajole him to redress what he has done.
cajole" companies, power ultimately lay with consumers, who should reject products which failed to meet the guidelines. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
She was cajoled into a new contract.
These groups would then canvass for votes for their preferred town, with events and banners and posters and any other means of cajolement they could think of.
She would cajole family members with promises of help and milk and sugar. Times, Sunday Times
And more importantly, how can we encourage, cajole or force the multinationals to pay their fair dues? Times, Sunday Times
Their manager cajoled them, encouraged them, instructed them. Times, Sunday Times
He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
Their manager cajoled them, encouraged them, instructed them. Times, Sunday Times
The body of MEPs frequently shows itself to be very poor in representing those who have elected it, preferring often to be swayed by the myriad lobbyists that cajole and persuade or by their national governments.
One's senses were assaulted by news vendors, shoeblacks, quack doctors and the like and their specimens of cajolery.
This resistance can only be overcome as you gently persuade and cajole subordinates to expand their horizons.
His teaching style was to gently cajole, to encourage when it all came right. Times, Sunday Times
In rehearsal he growled and grunted, cajoled and coaxed, insisted and inspired. Times, Sunday Times
Fricker was "cajoled" into entering the depot after a few beers with Alexander, and committed the vandalism for "fun," not "malice," the lawyer said. BusinessWeek.com --
Here we are cajoled into reading adjacent daubs figuratively, as melting body parts or mutant landscapes.
He is kidded and cajoled by his three secret tormentors into approaching her at the bar and making a pitch.
To every kind of cajolery and social recommendation he presents an adamantine front, and his success has been due in a great measure to his wise choice of instruments. Kitchener, Organizer of Victory
And they enslaved you over again — but not frankly, as the true, noble men would do with weight of their own right arms, but secretly, by spidery machinations and by wheedling and cajolery and lies. Chapter 38
In early October Polk returned to Nashville and spent a week seeking to solidify his standing among state Democrats through cajolery, entreaty, and old-fashioned political horse-trading. A Country of Vast Designs
He cajoled the doctors into agreement and left an enduring legacy. Times, Sunday Times
She has cajoled, charmed, nagged and ranted to get her way for her son. Times, Sunday Times
He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
Hence, the commander had to beg, cajole, and browbeat authorities of three nations to get what he needed.
King and his people had to cajole and persuade. Times, Sunday Times
Unlike some people I know who simply spent the day off mallhopping, I was cajoled into going to school to help out my mom for five hours.
Such perceived deficiencies have hobbled his ability to cajole China with any real conviction.
Using the word divorce to threaten, manipulate, and cajole a spouse into doing what you want them to do is never healthy for a satisfying, functional partnership. Making Great Decisions Reflections
But to some extent the role of central government is to encourage and cajole the national highways agencies and local councils to act to improve road safety. Times, Sunday Times
So buy my stuff and cajole your friends into mindless purchasing.
He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
Their manager cajoled them, encouraged them, instructed them. Times, Sunday Times
She would cajole family members with promises of help and milk and sugar. Times, Sunday Times
I see it all now, now that she has been caressed and cajoled into life, brought out of herself by a the tender ministrations of someone who understands her needs.
It takes a certain degree of cajolement and leadership to help us all head in the right direction.
With a skill for what he calls "frying feet," he has sweet-talked, cajoled, harangued, nagged, strong-armed and shamed government officials, international financiers and business leaders into doing more to rebuild Haiti. NYT > Home Page
She has cajoled, encouraged and nagged but now her reign of terror is nearly over. The Sun
The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten.
It is pointless suggesting more and more ways to cajole people out of exercising their freedom to put less emphasis on childbearing and rearing.
This resistance can only be overcome as you gently persuade and cajole subordinates to expand their horizons.
Austin's comment reflects the fact that software companies like IBM and Microsoft usually "cajole" their customers into buying more licences than they need - hence the difference between software sold versus software used. Moneycontrol Top Headlines
Of course, it is wrong to nag, pressurise, coax, cajole or emotionally blackmail one's offspring into providing grandchildren.
In fact, the most despicably represented group are the bestial soldiers who, cajoled on by a hooded Satan looking on from the crowd, take great pleasure in his suffering.
And then the old lady gathers up her work and sails majestically from the room, followed by her weak, trembling daughter-in-law, bent on reconciliation, on cajolement, on laying herself down for her own sins, and her sister's as well, before the avenging genius of her life. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
She cajoled oligarchs into funding lavish blockbuster exhibitions around the world. Times, Sunday Times
He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
Erpenbach responded that Fitzgerald repeatedly overreached in his efforts to cajole the Democrats back to Madison. Wisconsin Senate Democrats defend absence
Defence at HIV trial suggests police 'cajoled' witness Canada.com Top Stories
And he will depend on a trusted national security adviser to cajole and hammer this collection of heavyweights into a coherent team.
In rehearsal he growled and grunted, cajoled and coaxed, insisted and inspired. Times, Sunday Times
The honeyed address, however, by which the conspirators attempted to cajole the Lord into unwariness, indicated that the question they were about to submit was one requiring for its proper answer just such qualities of mind as they pretendingly attributed to Him. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
They include people who, by virtue of their position and influence must be persuaded, cajoled, threatened or bought off.
And whether these “problems” are approached with blunt, bullying talk or a degree of cajolery and pious rhetoric, the chosen stance is always backed up with the ever-present threat of military action, up to and including the last of those “options” that always decorate the table: utter annihilation. Think Progress » CIA’s top spy: U.S. intelligence hasn’t ‘suffered at all’ from banning waterboading.
Van Jones's "czardom" consisted of a brief from the President to cajole other executive branch officials about "green jobs. The Volokh Conspiracy
And he says, ‘Sometimes I wanted to go out and go and boogie and dance and cajole around and drink and smoke and have fun.’
I cajoled John into agreeing then set off to the pet store to select the appropriate creature.
'Or the mixture of the two, called cajolery,' said Mr. Austin; 'and that was the principal art of the Whigs.' Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
We should have said to each other in the language of Shakespeare -- "_if these things be necessities, let's meet them like necessities_;" but to be deceived and duped, and cajoled into a state of great joy and exultation, and then, in an instant, precipitated into the dark and cold regions of despair, was barbarous beyond expression. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In Engla
He has an impressive list of clients, many of whom have been cajoled into backing his cause.
Problems and setbacks had to be ridden out, attacks had to be answered, criticisms had to be parried, and Ministers had to be appeased and cajoled.
Never had I read more flattering, in-your-face cajolery.
Martyn stood there astonished, confessing that he was seeing a side of me he'd not seen before as I cajoled, bartered and bargained with people over prices.
In mitigation, Fricker's lawyer, Mr Derek Kang, told Judge See that there was no need for a punitive custodial sentence, and that Fricker was "cajoled" by Lloyd into committing the offence. TODAYonline
Someone had decided to cajole this rum collection of musicians into an all-hands-to-the-pump version of John Lennon's Across the Universe.
Some argue at being stopped, others cajole, others are resigned.
He cajoled his parents into consent giving him money to buy a new car.
Look, toots ," Brian cajoled, bobbing the mask up and down. TOGETHER ALONE
To ask Jacob to lend me money, to beg him to give me more time to pay a debt, to cajole and bully him by turns, to call him alternately usurer and _my honest fellow_, extortioner and _my friend Jacob_ -- my tongue could not have uttered the words, my soul detested the thought; yet all this, and more, could Mowbray do, and did. Tales and Novels — Volume 09
They too would be trying to persuade, sell, cajole their fellow officers.
She has cajoled, encouraged and nagged but now her reign of terror is nearly over. The Sun
Housing associations and the government use many misleading arguments to persuade and cajole council tenants into agreeing to stock transfers.
Look, toots ," Brian cajoled, bobbing the mask up and down. TOGETHER ALONE
While he was untangling his messy Italian operation in June, he paid a visit to Jumbo Wilson, the supreme commander for the Mediterranean theater, and cajoled the amiable British general into agreeing that, despite the objections of Churchill and his Foreign Office, there was really no harm in the OSS sending an intelligence team to Mihailović, particularly if it helped hunt for Allied pilots shot down over Chetnik territory. Wild Bill Donovan
Their manager cajoled them, encouraged them, instructed them. Times, Sunday Times

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