Coaxed

But Savage coaxed a check-swing groundout to lift Lake Park further into its own historic run.

But the look of utter disbelief on Steve Smith’s face in the 28th over of Australia’s innings showed that, in the right hands, an ordinary ball can be coaxed to do extraordinary things.

Ellis, a multiple Tony Award-nominated director, was coaxed back to acting by Cooper, a friend and colleague who had worked together onstage, most notably on “The Elephant Man” on Broadway.

He coaxed -- "The Big Tuna" of Chicago TV news -- out of a brief retirement.

He needed to be coaxed back by a teammate, and was present for McDermott’s postgame speech, which is all that mattered to the coach.

The book is, in other words, a tale of drift in —but one you get coaxed into reading by the novelty of its conceit.

And Munoz coaxed defenders to cover him at the top of the key, opening the way for passes to cutters in the post.

But I finally fulfilled that childhood goal when neighbor friends with a basement band needed a drummer and coaxed me into buying a basic kit and taking lessons.

By this time, I have coaxed poor Kaylee into bringing all her frustrations over the sacrilege of her beautiful decor to the surface, and she’s looking worse for wear.

He coaxed us into a sing-along to celebrate Eliza Doolittle Day, May 20. How “Lover-ly” it was!

However, Colt is coaxed to return to work 18 months after the mishap when producer Gail Meyer tells him that Jody is directing a big-budget sci-fi movie called and she wants him to be a part of it.

I’m drawn to the arrangement of what I’m hearing, the newness of it, the ingenuity he cajoled, coaxed, coached and charmed from players and technicians.

It’s better if people choose to do the class and are not coaxed into it.

Jarman coaxed his way into the Hexham home of pensioner Judith Richardson by turning up at her door with Age UK leaflets.

Jess Phillips, Labour MP for the area, claimed on social media that local Muslims had been coaxed out onto the streets by the rumours.

Milo retired from acting after her first marriage, but was coaxed out of retirement by Fellini to star opposite Marcello Mastroianni’s tortured film maker as his mistress.

Of course, Beckham isn’t the only former footballer that Ritchie has coaxed into the world of film.

Rogers, meanwhile, was coaxed out of retirement in Florida to run.

That all changed in June, when a recovered Dice went to see Burr at the Prudential Center and the comedian coaxed him onstage.

The English sea captain, an old man by 18th century standards, had already made two worldwide voyages of discovery when he was coaxed by his admirers into one more journey.