convince

Example Sentences

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“Yes” won’t sway any hardliners but it should convince anyone with eyes of the absurdity of trying to write a hate song, even as Y screams its vicious lyrics into the wind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Speaking of “Gangs of New York,” Mr. Scorsese had to convince Daniel Day-Lewis to return to acting—he was, at the time, a cobbler’s apprentice in Florence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Once you can convince people that there’s something that really needs fixing here, you can get all these people you don’t necessarily directly control to try to change the rules and disrupt the system.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur want to convince Roberto de Zerbi to become their new permanent head coach, according to sources.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Nathan realized how hard it was going to be to convince Uncle Jet to participate in a diagnosis meeting, much less an N’daa.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young