persuade

Example Sentences

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Lawyers for the companies have already vowed to appeal, insisting that they can persuade higher courts to nix these awards as a misapplication of the law.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“He could persuade the networks to take a risk on something risky.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

A U.S. listing for SK Hynix might persuade some investors to diversify their memory-chip holdings.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

He said he would want to see politicians vying for votes at the Senedd election to show how they would "persuade these students that teaching is the career for them".

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Mutti and I were trying to help him up, doing all we could to persuade him that we had to get back to the shelter.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo