persuade
Example Sentences
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And do the Cherries have any chance of persuading him to stay?
From BBC
The Carton Council persuaded CalRecycle to reverse a decision it made earlier this year that beverage cartons did not meet the recycling requirements of the Truth in Recycling law.
From Los Angeles Times
Colleges should do more to monitor the progress of male students, persuade them not to drop out and stay connected with—and offer a helping hand to—those who leave but may want to return.
Rates are unlikely to fall far enough to persuade many of those homeowners who want to sell to take on a far more expensive loan.
In fact, MI5 had disclosed Agent X's status in phone calls to me, as it tried to persuade me not to investigate him.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
