proselytized

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Muslims ruled large parts of India from the early 13th to the 19th century, and during this era Muslim preachers and Sufi mystics actively proselytized for Islam.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

X says she was not proselytized, let alone "radicalized," by a Muslim chaplain or anyone else.

From Salon • May 8, 2022

From his apartment, he proselytized to guests like Outterbridge, David Hammons and Judson Powell.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2021

He proselytized about police and power, quoting icons more typically associated with social-justice activism: Saul Alinsky, the self-described “professional radical,” and Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave and abolitionist.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2021

I knew that Gaur was a member of the party, but he had never proselytized for it.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela