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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The Saratoga City Council unanimously approved entering a tolling agreement with a developer in November to downsize a project and persuade them to withdraw their builder’s remedy application.
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Hassett will then have to persuade a majority of the voting committee to go along with his plans.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.
—Philip Martin, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Hassett will then have to persuade a majority of the voting committee to go along with his plans.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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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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