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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While this study doesn’t establish causation between playing or listening to music and cognitive health, the numbers are pretty persuasive in and of themselves.
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Justin Pot, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
Rosemary Wyse, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, who was not involved in the study, says that the researchers’ argument is persuasive but adds that (as the study authors note) the exact timescales remain uncertain.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
But the first such decision could still be persuasive for other judges, who are able to look at related cases when making decisions.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
This is partly why, even at just 30 years old, Chalamet entered this Oscar season with a persuasive narrative to go all the way.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
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Justin Pot, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
Rosemary Wyse, an astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins University, who was not involved in the study, says that the researchers’ argument is persuasive but adds that (as the study authors note) the exact timescales remain uncertain.
—Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
But the first such decision could still be persuasive for other judges, who are able to look at related cases when making decisions.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
This is partly why, even at just 30 years old, Chalamet entered this Oscar season with a persuasive narrative to go all the way.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
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 14 Mar. 2026.
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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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