persuader

Example Sentences

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By the time he graduated, in 1987, Mendes had acquired a reputation as the Great Persuader.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 17, 2018

He came to this knowledge not via fancy polling models or sophisticated political science analyses, but just by watching the election unfold through what he calls his “Master Persuader lens.”

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2016

Black bass are good on craw colored jigs, chartreuse Persuader crankbaits, and watermelon soft plastics in coves in 10-15 feet.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2016

As a sideline, Valenti was writing a weekly column for the Houston Post, and no sooner had he met Lyndon than he loosed a gushing tribute titled "The Great Persuader."

From Time Magazine Archive

If your bowels weren’t regular, he’d dose you with his own Peristaltic Persuader.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck