persuasion

Example Sentences

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That approach lowers the stakes of confrontation but reinforces the idea that the primary goal is expression rather than persuasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

My travel agent couldn’t believe what resulted from my powers of persuasion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

"Support must come through dialogue and persuasion, never through pressure or attacks among allies," said Jair Bolsonaro.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

These small and persistent acts of persuasion appear to have worked.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Then, muffled voices, her mother's rising in anger, in persuasion, her father's deeper murmurs of explanation and self-defense.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez