לדלג לתוכן הראשי

verb

blandish

to coax with kind words or flattery

In a sentence

Six example sentences with blandish, each labelled with its topic.

  • The courtier blandishes his way into every chamber, praising hats and horses until doors open without a question.

    Literature

  • He blandished the undecided senators over long dinners, complimenting their speeches until three of them changed their votes.

    Politics

  • No amount of blandishing moved the supplier, who smiled at the compliments and then repeated the same delivery date.

    Business

  • The founder blandished the reluctant engineer with talk of her genius until she agreed to leave her steady job.

    Startups

  • Recruiters blandished the high school star for months, praising his footwork on every visit and calling his mother by name.

    Basketball

  • Ambassadors blandished the young king with gifts and flattery, hoping he would sign the treaty before his advisers read it.

    History

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