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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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
During an interview with The Standard, Ozzy admitted that even though he was intoxicated during the violent incident, that didn't persuade him to stop drinking.
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Deco is still working on other potential exits — the most important for Barca would be persuading goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to leave as the German is one of the club’s biggest earners.
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By entering guilty pleas, Darrow didn’t have to persuade 12 jurors to spare his clients the hangman’s noose.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2025
During an interview with The Standard, Ozzy admitted that even though he was intoxicated during the violent incident, that didn't persuade him to stop drinking.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 24 July 2025
Deco is still working on other potential exits — the most important for Barca would be persuading goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to leave as the German is one of the club’s biggest earners.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 22 July 2025
By entering guilty pleas, Darrow didn’t have to persuade 12 jurors to spare his clients the hangman’s noose.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
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“Persuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuade. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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