persuading

Example Sentences

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These parties all have different takes on who deserves praise for persuading the US president to make special arrangements for Scotch.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

President Trump announced he would remove tariffs on whisky from the United Kingdom, crediting King Charles III for persuading him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Reducing emissions therefore depends on persuading people to switch to electric technologies such as heat pumps and electric vehicles.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

I think the administration was always going to face an enormously uphill struggle in persuading a court that those agreements were enforceable, or indeed that they were agreements at all.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Most likely Holmes forged the envelopes or else duped Emeline into preparing them by persuading her they would be used for a legitimate purpose, perhaps for Christmas cards.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson