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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Judges have agreed these cases were filed too late and they haven’t been persuaded to extend the statute of limitations.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The untold story of how the BBC tried to persuade Laurence Olivier to make his first TV appearance is to be released in a new archive project from the corporation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
That same day, Martinez left a gift basket on her doorstep in an effort to persuade the woman not to report his actions to police, Rundle said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Seven months in, however, Merz’s government has still been unable to chart a course for economic reform and persuade voters that better days lie ahead.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2025
The untold story of how the BBC tried to persuade Laurence Olivier to make his first TV appearance is to be released in a new archive project from the corporation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2025
That same day, Martinez left a gift basket on her doorstep in an effort to persuade the woman not to report his actions to police, Rundle said.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Seven months in, however, Merz’s government has still been unable to chart a course for economic reform and persuade voters that better days lie ahead.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
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 24 Dec. 2025.
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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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