persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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As Kikuo’s mentor and Shunsuke’s father, Watanabe brings gravitas to a character no less flawed, and just as persuasive.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Carpenter plays Emily in a persuasive, snarling manner that's both chilling and heartbreaking — and the farmhouse in the middle of nowhere serves as the perfect crime scene.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Like all national narratives, at its best this is little more than a persuasive fiction.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The chemical change observed after intensive brain training is persuasive, says Michael Hasselmo, director of the Center for Systems Neuroscience at Boston University, who was not involved in the study.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Carpenter plays Emily in a persuasive, snarling manner that's both chilling and heartbreaking — and the farmhouse in the middle of nowhere serves as the perfect crime scene.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Like all national narratives, at its best this is little more than a persuasive fiction.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The chemical change observed after intensive brain training is persuasive, says Michael Hasselmo, director of the Center for Systems Neuroscience at Boston University, who was not involved in the study.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for persuasive
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv
-ziv
: tending to persuade
a persuasive argument
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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