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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The most persuasive numbers for me were those that compared those who left California with their neighbors who stayed.
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To be sure, that won’t make originalism the most persuasive theory for how to interpret the Constitution.
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Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
The most persuasive numbers for me were those that compared those who left California with their neighbors who stayed.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
To be sure, that won’t make originalism the most persuasive theory for how to interpret the Constitution.
—Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
As models have grown more complex, some hallucinate with more persuasive fabrications.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 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 Apr. 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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