coax

How To Use coax In A Sentence

• He was coaxed into a reading and soon found himself studying with an acting coach, having his long hair cut to marine length for the part.
• My son caught it by knocking it off the car with a twig, then coaxing it on to a piece of card, and then putting it in a jam jar.
• From early spring to late fall, he will leave his apartment, limp across the street and coax whoever is willing to play patty-cake with him until the bus arrives.
• They're yachts, mainly, and very beautiful, and it wasn't long before my wife was coaxed into taking lessons.
• The Financial Services Authority has a statutory remit to coax punters into greater awareness about husbanding their dosh.
• Then he noticed that sitting next to her was a man who seemed very uncomfortable, touching her arm trying to coax her down. Christianity Today
• Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step a time. 
• Berndon shouted when he finally coaxed the small spark into a flaming fire.
• Telephone system: excellent domestic and international facilities; automatic system domestic: coaxial and multiconductor cable carry most voice traffic; parallel microwave radio relay network carries some additional telephone channels international: 5 submarine coaxial cables; satellite earth stations - The 2000 CIA World Factbook
• Sevan, who was in Kabul when Najibullah bolted, spent the week frantically trying to coax the new leaders to stick with the peace plan. The End Of A Superpower Proxy War