convince
Example Sentences
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It can involve years of scouting and being a master at convincing: directors to sign off, studios to quash other star commitments or investors for whom financing depends on specific names.
“I’m fairly convinced there will be long-run positive growth effects” from higher defense spending, said Guntram Wolff, economics professor at the Free University of Brussels.
What followed was unlike anything I’ve experienced in 20 years of car ownership: a three-month fight to convince my insurer to pay for a repair from a qualified mechanic.
A friend convinced him to head to hospital where concerned emergency ward staff put him on oxygen - but the penny dropped when a medic rubbed his arm with a swab that turned blue.
From BBC
"If I fail to convince the people of Le Havre, I will have to face the consequences," the 55-year-old said on Wednesday.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
