- present participle of convince.
convincing
Example Sentences
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For Ravasi, the biggest challenge lies in "just convincing the stakeholders, government and politicians that climate change is happening, and we need to stop it immediately".
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Amy Dowden has credited her best friend and fellow Strictly Come Dancing professional Carlos Gu with convincing her not to "hang up her dancing shoes" following her cancer treatment.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Some CEOs say it takes some convincing to get them to give up their retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Microsoft has had trouble convincing investors that it has a winning artificial-intelligence strategy, but they might be looking at the company’s big AI initiatives all wrong, according to a Morgan Stanley analyst.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Since they were, in fact, children, they would not be convincing as pigs, cows, chickens, and the like.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing convincing
Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 31-40
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 20–25
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"The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara
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