verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
back
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At times like that do you despair, turn to drink to try and coax back the muse?
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But a considerable effort is now likely to see whether, and on what terms, Washington can be coaxed back .
■ VERB
try
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At times like that do you despair, turn to drink to try and coax back the muse?
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When a rare disagreement arose, he tried to coax stragglers along or simply found a more acceptable phrasing.
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Jim tried coaxing him away with a glass of brandy, which Albert thought a low device.
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Jenks trying to coax Ruess' donkey, Pegasus, on to the back of a pickup truck.
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He is at the camera when Geri tries to coax Izzy into admitting that she fancies women as well as men.
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For years, Kim Gerlich has tried to coax her parents and her husband into starting a family business.
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At Dodge City, where j stopped, cowboys sometimes spent days trying to coax their herds into the river.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"How about letting me borrow your car?" Santos coaxed.
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"Oh come on, Vic," she coaxed, "We need you, don't let us down."
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Many bulbs can be coaxed into bloom early.
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The children had to be coaxed into coming with us.
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The U.S. is trying to coax both sides to take part in talks.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Applications can be like teaching machines, coaxing users to the right choices without penalties, says Sippl.
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He felt that Jeopardy coaxed the best out of him.
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He remembered how disgusted he had been to see Carol, red-eyed from weeping, trying to coax Eunice up to bed.
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He was coaxing me to walk a bit further without having to carry me, by promising that it was just a bit further.
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Irene had had to coax her back to class after the first day.
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The devil also paid her a visit, coaxing her to spit on a cross and break a rosary.
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Want to coax the big pharmaceuticals companies to produce that malaria drug?