convince

Example Sentences

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"I tried to convince him to move back to Nepal, but he said he liked his job in Abu Dhabi, and that he had a good life," his uncle Ramesh told the BBC.

From BBC • 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

The company needs to get people excited about game releases to convince them to buy the console, but McKay tells Barron’s that hasn’t happened yet.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

Anya was certain the ibbur was going to make her go home, and Anya was trying to figure out what she’d say to Lena to convince her not to do that.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack