How to Use persuade in a Sentence

persuade

verb

• He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
• He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.
• She couldn't be persuaded to go.
• They persuaded us that we were wrong.
• He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.
• I am not easily persuaded.
• It is believed that his goal was to persuade Britain to make peace with Germany.
  — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
• The campaign right now has the money to organize and run TV ads to try to persuade them.
  — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Apr. 2024
• The pair had much to gain from persuading Americans to eat their fruit.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
• Say no to those trying to persuade you to be a follower.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
• But her sister took down Lee’s number and persuaded her to give him a chance.
  — Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023
• Precisely what persuaded him to stay in Paris in 2022 is not clear.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• Sensing that the Duke has grown lonely in her absence, the Duchess persuades the Empress to visit his soul in his body.
  — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
• But maybe Jennifer Lawrence’s latest outfit will persuade you to pick a side.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 May 2023
• Is there anything Biden can do to persuade Turaani to vote for him in November?
  — USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
• But even if he were persuaded to change his mind, that would not be sufficient.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Feb. 2024
• But is there any amount of money that could persuade the former president to keep her name out of his mouth?
  — BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
• Deborah tried to persuade her parents and brother on the upsides of Iowa.
  — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
• And the soft skills, the ability to persuade and influence has so much more than just having the facts at your fingertips.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
• Our eldest daughter, who will be handling our affairs, persuaded us that the best plan would be to sell it and split the proceeds.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• But it has never been aimed at persuading strong Trump supporters to move away from him.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• Phibro could have one more chance to persuade the FDA not to pull its carbadox approvals.
  — Alexander Tin, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2023
• His mission was to persuade them to stop investing in China.
  — Lingling Wei, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
• That day in the dance studio, DeStefano persuaded the caller to lower the ransom amount.
  — Faith Karimi, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
• Because of his knack for listening, Manfred didn’t have to persuade people that the rule changes would be good for baseball.
  — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• Those are the type of appeals that his supporters hope – and opponents of a pardon fear – will persuade Parson to act.
  — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024
• At one camp, Yoong managed to befriend a Mong La local who was employed to cart away rubbish and persuaded her to help.
  — TIME, 21 Mar. 2024
• Defense attorneys could have used the scans to try to persuade a jury not to sentence Cummins to death, Whitley said.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
• When one film wanted to use a specific house, Ms. Hayes persuaded the member of her church who lived there to allow it.
  — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• Behind the scenes, McCarthy is toiling to persuade far-right lawmakers to abandon the tactic.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024