persuade
Example Sentences
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However, for some models, the time it took for experts to persuade systems to circumvent safeguards had increased forty-fold in just six months.
From BBC
"I have not seen a text that could persuade me to give Belgium's agreement. I haven't seen it yet; I hope to see it today, but I haven't seen it yet," he said.
From Barron's
In that case, Jackson successfully persuaded the prosecution to provide the defense with cellphone data that helped get that case dismissed, Yannetti said.
After that figure triggered an outcry, Bass changed course, persuading him to work for free.
From Los Angeles Times
Their political and military leaders are doing them the favor of explaining the stakes and the risks, in an effort to persuade voters to accept spending reforms.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
