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. See More

Recent Examples on the Web That proved to be a step too far for EA Sports, which now must persuade legions of devoted fans to get used to another name. — New York Times, 10 May 2022 But, even if the GOP lawmakers could persuade the monitoring board to voluntarily change its rating system, television programmers are not legally obligated to comply with the board or with lawmakers’ recommendations. — Jeff Parrott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 May 2022 Republican politicians were often insincere on the issue, and when sincere almost never tried to explain their thinking and persuade anyone. — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 5 May 2022 But if Liu could persuade Ma Chao to come to the embassy and admit to committing a crime, then the renewal might be possible, embassy staff told her. — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 Below, 16 industry leaders of Forbes Technology Council share ways a tech leader can persuade top tech talent to join their company. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Meaning Matt Dolan, which would be interesting that might actually persuade some people to vote for mentally. — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 14 Apr. 2022 Like his fundamentalist forebears, conservative evangelical Baptist theologian Carl F.H. Henry argued in 1976 that all Christian doctrine can be rationally explained and can persuade any nonbeliever. — Jason Oliver Evans, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2022 For all his self-admissions, Gladstone’s sole purpose in the trial was to help prosecutors persuade a jury to convict Hankard. — Baltimore Sun, 5 Apr. 2022 See More

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