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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Jonathan Ernst | Reuters European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen managed to persuade the president to give talks more time but, as things stand, the EU has until July 9 to reach a deal with Washington.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Be on alert for phishing scams – Fraudsters regularly send emails that appear to be from a reputable source in order to persuade individuals to provide valuable personal information, such as access codes, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, account numbers, etc.
—Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Furthermore, direct messages Graves purportedly sent Sherman in 2023, allegedly trying to persuade him to serve as her witness against Combs, could not be considered defamation because they weren’t published to a third party.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Be on alert for phishing scams – Fraudsters regularly send emails that appear to be from a reputable source in order to persuade individuals to provide valuable personal information, such as access codes, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, account numbers, etc.
—Rick Unser, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
But at the time, the Israeli government was also considering the expulsion of terrorists from Gaza and trying to persuade Egypt and other countries to take in voluntary emigrants from Gaza.
—Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Furthermore, direct messages Graves purportedly sent Sherman in 2023, allegedly trying to persuade him to serve as her witness against Combs, could not be considered defamation because they weren’t published to a third party.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 3 June 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 10 Jun. 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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