convince

Example Sentences

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The protagonist's "reaction to this fear is to convince himself that the right thing to do is to say 'yes', instead of resisting."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

High profile attacks like the infamous “Sony Hack” of 2014 helped convince corporate America of the need for robust cybersecurity defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Fifty years ago, Steve Wozniak knew he built a great personal computer, but the young engineer couldn’t convince his employer, Hewlett-Packard, to buy into the big idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Once you can convince people that there’s something that really needs fixing here, you can get all these people you don’t necessarily directly control to try to change the rules and disrupt the system.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

I tried to convince my parents to go to the Fourth of July fireworks on the National Mall, but my mom said we could just watch it on TV.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas