persuaded; persuading
1
: to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
2
: to plead with : urge
persuader
noun
Examples of persuade in a Sentence
He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
She couldn't be persuaded to go.
He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.
I am not easily persuaded.
They persuaded us that we were wrong.
He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.
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Samson is sent to Berlin to bring out a double agent, then to Mexico to try to persuade a KGB major to defect, using his childhood friend's wife as bait.
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Paul Vidich, People.com, 2 May 2025
But before the divorce took effect, a pro-Kremlin group persuaded the Russian state prosecutor’s office to investigate Smolny’s ties to Soros, whose NGOs had been outlawed in the country.
—Anastasiia Vorozhtsova, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
So, Fox is piling new lies on top of its old ones to try to persuade shareholders that its financial exposure is less than the $780 million paid to Dominion.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 May 2025
If the goal is to persuade others—or even simply to have a productive discussion—hyperbole is counterproductive.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Paul Vidich, People.com, 2 May 2025
But before the divorce took effect, a pro-Kremlin group persuaded the Russian state prosecutor’s office to investigate Smolny’s ties to Soros, whose NGOs had been outlawed in the country.
—Anastasiia Vorozhtsova, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
So, Fox is piling new lies on top of its old ones to try to persuade shareholders that its financial exposure is less than the $780 million paid to Dominion.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 May 2025
If the goal is to persuade others—or even simply to have a productive discussion—hyperbole is counterproductive.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for persuade
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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persuade
verb
per·suade
pər-ˈswād 
persuaded; persuading
: to win over to a belief or to a course of action by argument or earnest request
persuadable
adjective
-ˈswād-ə-bəl
persuader
noun
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