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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And just 13 percent of Gen Z said similar political views could persuade them to travel a greater distance for a date, whereas 14 percent of millennials said the same.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
European leaders have vowed to increase pressure on Moscow to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
But the court was persuaded by the plaintiffs’ counterarguments that reinstatement was feasible, particularly for tennis, which is a spring sport.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In the final confrontation, Tea persuades Miran to surrender, arguing that doing so will protect his family.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
European leaders have vowed to increase pressure on Moscow to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
But the court was persuaded by the plaintiffs’ counterarguments that reinstatement was feasible, particularly for tennis, which is a spring sport.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
In the final confrontation, Tea persuades Miran to surrender, arguing that doing so will protect his family.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 27 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 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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