persuaded; persuading
1
: to move by argument, entreaty, or expostulation to a belief, position, or course of action
2
: to plead with : urge
persuader
noun
Examples of persuade in a Sentence
He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
She couldn't be persuaded to go.
He would not let himself be persuaded into buying the more expensive stereo.
I am not easily persuaded.
They persuaded us that we were wrong.
He persuaded himself that he had made the right choice.
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The Shah had been given a demonstration of the F-14 and persuaded Nixon to sell the plane to Tehran.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
His top-flight legal defense team had failed around half a dozen times to persuade the Justice Department to back down.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Rivera, who at one time had been Rubio’s roommate in Florida, allegedly persuaded then Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez — now Venezuela’s acting president — to award him a $50 million lobbying contract to be paid by state oil company PDVSA.
—Joshua Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Rivera, who at one time had been Rubio's roommate in Florida, allegedly persuaded then Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez – now Venezuela's acting president – to award him a $50 million lobbying contract to be paid by state oil company PDVSA.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
His top-flight legal defense team had failed around half a dozen times to persuade the Justice Department to back down.
—Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Rivera, who at one time had been Rubio’s roommate in Florida, allegedly persuaded then Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez — now Venezuela’s acting president — to award him a $50 million lobbying contract to be paid by state oil company PDVSA.
—Joshua Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2026
Rivera, who at one time had been Rubio's roommate in Florida, allegedly persuaded then Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez – now Venezuela's acting president – to award him a $50 million lobbying contract to be paid by state oil company PDVSA.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for persuade
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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persuade
verb
per·suade
pər-ˈswād 
persuaded; persuading
: to win over to a belief or to a course of action by argument or earnest request
persuadable
adjective
-ˈswād-ə-bəl
persuader
noun
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