How to Use convince in a Sentence

convince

verb

• He convinced me that the story was true.
• We convinced them to go along with our scheme.
• I was unable to convince her to stay.
• They convinced us of their innocence.
• I managed to convince myself that I was doing the right thing.
• Now Biden just has to convince the rest of the country.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Is this just a move to convince her of his own diligence?
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
• And if that review won’t convince you, maybe the pants' $31 price tag will.
  — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
• If the runways still don’t convince you, here’s how the Refinery29 team styles red — their way.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 8 June 2023
• But not all are convinced by the merits of closing the New York space.
  — Christy Choi, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
• Eya pleads with the crew to convince Mastoura to come back and finish their big scene.
  — Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
• The man’s adult daughter is on the other end, trying to convince him to leave.
  — Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
• The next step is convincing Conrad and Jeremiah’s dad to buy the house from her.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 13 Aug. 2023
• Augie is not always convinced by the charms of life outside the bubble.
  — Sally Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2023
• Henry cannot tell you to donate, his heart convinces you to.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
• Masimo failed to convince a jury of its claims this year.
  — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
• If that isn't convincing enough, the best part might be that most of these recipes are quick and easy, on the table in under an hour.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 June 2023
• Counseling classes convinced Heye that wasn’t the path for him.
  — oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
• Makeup artist Gucci Westman had done the singer's makeup for the shoot and convinced Swift's mom to let her paint Swift's lips red for the first time.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 26 June 2023
• The industry also needs to convince the public to get on board.
  — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
• Ron convinces Madison not to hire him, which raises the eyebrows of Gary’s colleagues.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023
• Perhaps you were convinced that rainbow swirl outfished all the rest.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
• If that doesn’t convince you to sheepishly put down your third cup of the day at 4 p.m., then arguably nothing will.
  — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2024
• Egypt has been trying to convince Israel and the United States to allow aid and fuel through the crossing.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2023
• Since 2017, she’s been on a crusade to convince restaurants in and around Durham to add pawpaw to their seasonal menus.
  — Cari Shane, Saveur, 4 Oct. 2023
• If Russians are convinced this is true, more of them might decide that the high costs of challenging the regime are worth the benefits.
  — Aleksei Miniailo, Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2023
• But that was never going to convince Mr. Trump or his most fervent supporters of the fairness of the process.
  — Peter Baker, New York Times, 10 June 2023
• Gaither was convinced that his Black institution was equal to white ones.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
• The advances convinced him that for the first time, AGI was actually within reach.
  — Steven Levy, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2023
• But what really convinced him to go to the hospital was an ominous dream.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024