cogency

Example Sentences

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Tall, handsome and with a roguish charm, Bo seemed to enjoy the challenge, answering questions with wit and cogency.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2022

Her book has very little celebration in it, but it is a triumphant document of her refusal to be unseen, her ongoing dedication to cogency.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022

As a result, White argues with cogency and passion, Hitchcock still “speaks with urgency to today’s audiences.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2021

Some of this new cogency comes from places you might least expect.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2019

Of much more cogency, however, is the evidence supplied by the grand upward succession of organic forms, from the most ancient stratified rocks up to the present day.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various