persuade
Example Sentences
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He persuaded Washington to go down the route of seeking UN approval.
From BBC
She says French modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel visited her family home, to persuade her mother to let her go to a modelling contest in Ecuador.
From BBC
The question now is whether China's leaders can persuade households to open their wallets - and whether consumption can realistically become an engine of growth.
From BBC
The company has already persuaded high-profile observers that its process is viable and able to operate at scale, at least with plastics.
The Senate Democratic leader, however, persuaded him not to go this road.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
