persuasion
Example Sentences
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The conductor chose one of the least known, the First, to which he and the orchestra brought irresistible persuasion.
Sheen has used his powers of persuasion to get sponsorship from BBC Studios and Doctor Who production company Bad Wolf for new talent schemes, and creating opportunities for Welsh artists is part to Sheen's plan.
From BBC
These small and persistent acts of persuasion appear to have worked.
From BBC
Off screen, Reiner had a unique ability to connect with people of all persuasions, in various mediums, at the top of their careers or just starting.
From Los Angeles Times
Perhaps one thing all of a green and white persuasion could agree upon was that Roma were rampant as they cantered to a second win in Glasgow this term.
From BBC
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