convince

Example Sentences

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“Yes” won’t sway any hardliners but it should convince anyone with eyes of the absurdity of trying to write a hate song, even as Y screams its vicious lyrics into the wind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The protagonist's "reaction to this fear is to convince himself that the right thing to do is to say 'yes', instead of resisting."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Speaking of “Gangs of New York,” Mr. Scorsese had to convince Daniel Day-Lewis to return to acting—he was, at the time, a cobbler’s apprentice in Florence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"I tried to convince him to move back to Nepal, but he said he liked his job in Abu Dhabi, and that he had a good life," his uncle Ramesh told the BBC.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But try as I might to convince my aunt of this, she seemed to think I was being dramatic.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan