talk into
phrasal verb
talked into; talking into; talks into
: to get (someone) to do something by talking about the good reasons for doing it : to convince or persuade (someone) to do something
The salesman talked us into buying the car.
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Months later, after the trip, he got talked into purchasing a 2-year-old thoroughbred race horse for $150,000.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
In a Monday afternoon statement, Polis spokeswoman Shelby Wieman did not address Polis’ attempts to broaden the talks into other contentious areas.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
When he was eventually talked into writing an autobiography by a journalist friend, Campbell had three goals.
—David Chiu, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
O’Brien obviously had some sense talked into him by people who know he would have been destroyed by Wu.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
In a Monday afternoon statement, Polis spokeswoman Shelby Wieman did not address Polis’ attempts to broaden the talks into other contentious areas.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 5 May 2025
When he was eventually talked into writing an autobiography by a journalist friend, Campbell had three goals.
—David Chiu, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
O’Brien obviously had some sense talked into him by people who know he would have been destroyed by Wu.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Talk into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20into. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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