How to Use convert in a Sentence

convert

1 of 2 verb
  • They had chances to score but couldn't convert.
  • They tried for two points but could not convert.
  • They had many chances to score but they couldn't convert their opportunities.
  • The game had eight deuces, and Wolf forced three break points but could not convert any.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The brand now pays more to convert fewer customers.
    Dani Nadel, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Without brand trust, every click costs more and converts less.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • The vis-a-vis dinette just past the foot of the bed can convert to create a second bed.
    New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
  • When they don’t get used up by our muscles (due to less mass), they get converted to fat.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 June 2023
  • Does Joanne want to convert to Judaism?
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Or maybe convert that cluttered garage into a rental to bring in some extra cash?
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Canada had multiple close chances but could not convert close to goal.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Count Copeland among the converted.
    Heather Abbott, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Cincinnati converted just one of those three steals into a run.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Minter is in the process of converting to Catholicism.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • The question of whether Joanne will convert comes up quickly, though.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
  • It was converted to a bulk freighter in 1869.
    George Petras, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The first stage converts sugars to ethanol (an alcohol) by adding yeast.
    Lauren O'Connor, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Palace were fortunate that Rayo failed to convert two good first-half chances.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Your ads convert a little better.
    Darpan Munjal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Bengals didn’t attempt to convert a fourth down.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Magic guard was able to drive downhill at times, though, and convert in the paint.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Done right, these games can teach kids about new sports and possibly convert them into new fans.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 June 2026
  • Sky would then aim to convert these viewers into subscribers.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • They were also made to convert to Catholicism.
    Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • His first catch – a 14-yard gain – helped the Dolphins convert on third down.
    Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Perry hit a step-back 3-pointer and converted a three-point play.
    Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But converting fat into a usable form of fuel isn't a fast or easy process.
    Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • Ireland took a half-hour to score again, through Crowley, who couldn't convert his own try.
    ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The contract can be converted to a two-way deal up until opening night.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • There are built-in, flip-out side trays on either side, and the back reclines to convert into a daybed.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026

convert

2 of 2 noun
  • I didn't think I'd like paying my bills online, but now I'm a convert.
  • Don’t let a video that converts die in your feed.
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And some, of course, are converts.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Pare converts on third down with a 10-yard gain.
    Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 8 Nov. 2025
  • My wife is among the many recent converts to Mahjong.
    Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The top lifts off and converts into a pendant.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • At camp, the lid converts into a waistpack for day hikes.
    Outside, 17 Nov. 2025
  • For converts, though, the price is well justified.
    Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Kingsnorth speaks, as converts often do, as if the world had left him, not the other way around.
    Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Pare converts on third-and-2 and gains 18 extra yards past the chains.
    Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Stop guessing and start knowing what converts.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Like a convert seeing the holy truth, Ardrey came away transformed.
    Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The product also works for converts and doesn’t include any pork.
    Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Doncic is the most recent convert.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In the bow, wraparound seating converts to a large sunpad.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Even pop star Katy Perry seems to be a Claude convert.
    Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Her passion coupled with the low prices made many a convert to such wines, including me.
    Lettie Teague, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • This is the bag that turned me into a Baggallini convert.
    Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
  • The bottom drawer converts from one to the other in minutes.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
  • When our brands show up on match day, at a festival, or in a collab drop, buzz converts to baskets.
    Charles Taylor, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • If Speed doesn't play the quarterback, Lawrence could turn up field and convert.
    Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Oct. 2022
  • And if by some miracle the lead converts into a paying customer, they get paid more.
    Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026
  • This room includes seating for four that converts into two upper and two lower beds.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Satanism isn’t drawing large numbers of converts from the display.
    Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
  • These Baked Zucchini Fries may have made a low-carb convert out of me!
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 May 2025
  • Hunt had recently become a devout convert to the church of soccer.
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 8 June 2021
  • One such convert is Rando, the accountant, who plans to go all-electric for her next car.
    cleveland, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The wedding had been for Matt Wage, the early earning-to-give convert.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Great tequila tends to earn converts, who then proselytize.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
  • To run a convolution, data converts into laser light on the chip.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

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