persuade

Example Sentences

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Aminata managed to persuade six friends and relatives to join the scheme, still hoping the job in the US would materialise.

From BBC

Prosecutors allege they targeted the crypto-rich using hacked databases, tricking victims into thinking they were cryptocurrency exchanges, and persuading them to transfer coins.

From BBC

Iranian diplomats during the week tried to persuade the U.S. not to strike their country, and to resume nuclear talks instead.

From The Wall Street Journal

It inverts the First Amendment’s core purpose: protecting speech that persuades, speech that matters, speech people actually hear.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even after Glasner informed Parish of his intention to step down over dinner in October, you sensed Palace had not given up hope of somehow persuading their manager to U-turn.

From BBC