Certainly buyers were occasionally browbeaten into making concessions in the form of undertakings to gain approval, but even this was far from threatening. (canadianbusiness.com)
Either that or I've been so browbeaten by this franchise that I have finally submitted. (nowtoronto.com)
Lawyers, too, will swallow anything — even their pride — as increasing numbers of lawyer hopefuls trudge to law school each year for three years of browbeating in the hopes of financing their Porsches. (jamesfuqua.com)