persuaded
Example Sentences
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They met at a café in Waikiki where Leong, still wet from surfing, persuaded Akemoto to stay in Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was Aimee who persuaded him to invest in somewhere more rural before they even married.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
After his time on “Dukes,” Jones was persuaded to run for office, challenging a popular Republican incumbent, Pat Swindall, for his seat representing Georgia in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In about 2018 her fellow players persuaded her to remove her face covering for a TV interview, which was shown on the news along with highlights of their match.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Eventually the owner came back, and we persuaded him to let Rickie join the Tchimpounga chimps before she got any older.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
