Coaxing

A Bajoran scientist discovered and studied him, eventually coaxing him into a solid form.

However, hardliners have been incensed by the government's tactics during a frantic day of coaxing and strong-arming.

In the meantime, the White House is coaxing A-nkara diplomatically.

My grandmother, who I called Didu, would take on the task of peeling and deseeding a dozen custard apples for the family, coaxing out the hard black seeds from each fleshy white globule with her fingers.

In those first few weeks after the election, Parliament will be busy with deal-making as groups attempt to swallow up national parties, coaxing them with small prizes, like influential committee coordinator positions.

Kyle didn’t need any coaxing to make the jump from the Summit League to the Big Ten, informing Cronin of his decision during his recruiting visit.

The chef and his wife, Fran, own and run Montgomery Sky Farm in Western North Carolina, and as the 50-acre farm has grown, so has the chef’s passion for coaxing ingredients and flavor from a single seed.

The guitarist is no stranger to coaxing hairy sounds out of her instrument, nor to drilling down to uncouth feelings within.

The Social Security Administration still is doing a disservice by coaxing applicants into taking the optional lump sum cash payment when they sign up.

TOKYO — Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a worrisome labor shortage by coaxing more people and companies to adopt four-day workweeks.

Weir helped continue the revival, coaxing fresh impetus from the backline and scoring a try, two conversions and a penalty to take him past the 900-point mark in his Glasgow career.

Although coaxing viewers to pay even a pittance will always be problematic, options such as streaming sold-out gigs may work.

Animal Care and Control did the honors, gently coaxing Maki from his hiding place inside a plastic playhouse and driving him back to the zoo’s veterinary facility.

Director Shelton has a knack for coaxing natural, lived-in performances from her actors, so it's no surprise that the performances here are top-notch.

Spring frosts are disappearing from the forecast, which means it’s a good time to get started on coaxing your garden back to life.

At Healesville Sanctuary, geneticists have spent the last two years coaxing helmeted honeyeaters to breed with closely-related yellow-tufted honeyeaters to produce a new bird incorporating genes from both.

He brought into use his prowess of persuasion and coaxing by offering the indigenous people “bread and honey” in order to extract from them information pertaining to the whereabouts of gold and mineral resources.

In addition to coaxing worthy performances from his cast, director Brian Kirk keeps the film moving at a brisk pace and is overall competent in the way he stages its shoot-outs and action scenes.

Above, the fiberglass lobster atop the Lobster Trap Tree in Mildred Merrill Park seems to be coaxing the sun out of the clouds Nov. 21.

I heard the snipping of scissors and the teacher was coaxing me to stay still while I felt the doctor pressing and piercing my head.