sell (someone) on
phrasal verb
sold (someone) on; selling (someone) on; sells (someone) on
: to persuade (someone) to be interested in and excited about (something)
He tried to sell them on the project.
—often used as (be) sold onShe wasn't sold on the idea.
Examples of sell (someone) on in a Sentence
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The first is meant for attacking enemies while the second is designed to gather materials to sell on the market to other people.
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
After Clinique, more Estée Lauder beauty brands are expected to sell on Amazon.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, standalone Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. will be in for a harder sell on Hulu.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Unabashedly sporting the most inauspicious of titles, a three-hour running time and a logline that features terminally ill elders and self-destructive descendants, German feature Dying (Sterben) looks like a hard sell on paper.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
Please note, a valid bank account or debit card within the country of your event is required to sell on the Face Value Exchange.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
Listings were taking four months or more to sell on average in Dolores, San Miguel, Baca, Gunnison, Ouray, Crowley, San Juan, Conejos and Huerfano counties.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024
But the opposite happened as small and private enterprises, which were first authorized in August 2021, filled the gap and started importing supplies for their businesses as well as food and goods to sell on the island.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
And if simply voting to open an inquiry is a potential liability for swing-seat Republicans, voting to impeach would be an even harder sell on the campaign trail.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
After Clinique, more Estée Lauder beauty brands are expected to sell on Amazon.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, standalone Disney+ subscribers in the U.S. will be in for a harder sell on Hulu.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Unabashedly sporting the most inauspicious of titles, a three-hour running time and a logline that features terminally ill elders and self-destructive descendants, German feature Dying (Sterben) looks like a hard sell on paper.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
Please note, a valid bank account or debit card within the country of your event is required to sell on the Face Value Exchange.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2024
Listings were taking four months or more to sell on average in Dolores, San Miguel, Baca, Gunnison, Ouray, Crowley, San Juan, Conejos and Huerfano counties.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2024
But the opposite happened as small and private enterprises, which were first authorized in August 2021, filled the gap and started importing supplies for their businesses as well as food and goods to sell on the island.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024
And if simply voting to open an inquiry is a potential liability for swing-seat Republicans, voting to impeach would be an even harder sell on the campaign trail.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2023
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