persuade

Example Sentences

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The 35-year-old is serving with Ukraine's National Guard and when he returned on leave recently his wife persuaded him to visit a clinic in Kyiv and leave a sperm sample.

From BBC

He finally showed the quality that persuaded Arsenal to sign with two assists against Wigan.

From Barron's

But could social media trends like BookTok persuade them to put down their phones, and pick up a book instead?

From BBC

By the time a story filters down to “Dateline” or Investigation Discovery, enough years have passed that the victim’s relatives, attorneys and investigators can be persuaded to revisit the worst chapter of their lives.

From Salon

Email chains also indicate there was a meeting set up between Sulayem and Lord Mandelson weeks earlier to persuade the UK government to support the DP World deal.

From BBC