win over

verb

won over; winning over; wins over

: to persuade (someone) to accept and support something (such as an idea) after opposing it

They eventually won him over with some persuasive arguments.

Examples of win over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Sportradar, Cora is the first manager to get fired after winning a game by 16 or more runs since the New York Metropolitans fired Bob Ferguson following an 18-2 win over the Cleveland Spiders in the second game of a doubleheader on May 30, 1887. —Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

Cypress had scored only three runs over its previous two games, including a 1-0 win over Foothill in 10 innings on Wednesday. —Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026

Despite missing all of spring practice, Beck led the Hurricanes to a win over Notre Dame in the season-opener, and Miami got off to a 5-0 season. —Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026

Massie won over the same voters who, two years earlier, had elected Rand Paul to the Senate over a candidate championed by Kentucky’s longtime GOP powerbroker Mitch McConnell. —Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for win over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover