win over

phrasal 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

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After six stellar, suffocating, scoreless innings in a 4-2 Dodgers win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, Glasnow returned to the mound in the seventh inning hoping to put the finishing touches on a second consecutive shutout performance. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024

To no surprise, Zendaya has won over fans with her grand-slamming glam for each Challengers (2024) premiere leading up to today’s nationwide release. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 26 Apr. 2024

Viewers are on the sidelines for Wrexham’s euphoric 91st-minute win over rival Stockport in the FA Trophy semifinals. —Jennifer McClellan, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2024

That was on full display down the stretch of the Panthers’ 3-2 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at Amerant Bank Arena to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 opening-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024

The remarkable turnaround has even won over some of the project’s loudest critics, who had bemoaned the neighborhood as a soulless, inauthentic enclave for the wealthy whose developers received generous property-tax breaks. —Matthew Haag, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024

Bonds’ two-run, eighth-inning drive off Terry Adams leads the San Francisco Giants over the Dodgers 3-2. 2006 — Sidney Crosby, scores three assists in Pittsburgh’s 6-1 win over the New York Islanders to become the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season. —Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024

Keegan Murray scored 32 points to lead the Kings to a 118-94 win over the Warriors in a play-in elimination game before a sellout crowd of 18,304 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. —Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024

Weathers struck out a career-high 10 batters over his six innings to lead the Marlins to a 6-3 win over the San Francisco Giants. —Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024