persuasion
Example Sentences
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She is backing Burnham, and it will be interesting to see if other ministers of her persuasion follow her lead.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
Nearly 14 years younger than Musk, who was born in June of 1971, Altman was said to be impressed by the Tesla chief's powers of persuasion.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
It reflects a movement that has, to a significant degree, abandoned the project of persuasion in favor of the consolidation of identity.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
“The Government was thus already on notice that such a statement delivered in this environment is precisely the kind of inappropriate persuasion the Injunction sought to prevent,” Fitzgerald wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
And Bertha Jorkins, who might have ruined all, proved instead to be a gift beyond my wildest dreams ... for — with a little persuasion — she became a veritable mine of information.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing persuasion
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