CONVINCE in a Sentence
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253 example sentences for CONVINCE, such as:
1. But some way I can't convince myself that I am.
2. But you still have to convince me of the importance of the change.
3. We were able to convince the students of the need for wider reading.
4. Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact.
5. I convince that the web is the best way to deploy educational content right now.
2. But you still have to convince me of the importance of the change.
3. We were able to convince the students of the need for wider reading.
4. Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact.
5. I convince that the web is the best way to deploy educational content right now.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of CONVINCE
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convince
v. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The rescuing party were speedily able to convince the two castaways that their appearance was no delusion.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER I. ON THE GREAT ALKALI PLAIN
2 Again the animals seemed to remember that a resolution against this had been passed in the early days, and again Squealer was able to convince them that this was not the case.
3 Once again some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment, but Squealer was soon able to convince them that their memories had been at fault.
4 Some of these were settled by the men-at-arms with brief ceremony; the shafts of their battle-axes, and pummels of their swords, being readily employed as arguments to convince the more refractory.
5 But you still have to convince me of the importance of the change.
6 Your happiness and advantage are all that I have in view, and nothing is required of you but to bear with Mr. Crawford's endeavours to convince you that they may not be incompatible with his.
7 It is not by protestations that I shall endeavour to convince you I am wronged; it is not by telling you that my affections are steady.
8 He would use the baronet in order to convince the Stapletons that we were really gone, while we should actually return at the instant when we were likely to be needed.
9 He was sitting up in bed, horribly agitated, for he had heard enough to convince him that something terrible had occurred.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
Context Highlight In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE GOLDEN PINCE-NEZ
10 No doubt you thought that your breach of duty could never be discovered, and yet a mere glance at that drugget was enough to convince me that someone had been admitted to the room.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
11 Scarlett had frequently used the same trick herself when discussing other girls with men, and it had never failed to convince foolish males of her sweetness and unselfishness.
12 He knows he can stay in power just so long as he can convince the Federal government and the Yankee newspapers that Georgia is seething with rebellion and there's a Klansman hiding behind every bush.
13 She had tried to convince herself that the village, with its fresh air, its lakes for fishing and swimming, was healthier than the artificial city.
14 I wanted to cross the footlights and help the slim-waisted Armand in the frilled shirt to convince her that there was still loyalty and devotion in the world.
15 But some way I can't convince myself that I am.
Example Sentence: (43 in 3 pages)
1 Your argument is too weak to convince me; we need more evidence.
2 A born salesman, he could convince someone with a bad case of acrophobia to sign up for a life membership in a sky-diving club.
3 Nothing will convince me to sanction the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man.
4 I convince that the web is the best way to deploy educational content right now.
5 We tried to discourage Doug from being so dogmatic, but never could convince him that his opinions might be wrong.
6 The district attorney didn't want to indict the suspect until she was sure she had a strong enough case to convince a jury.
7 That said, do you find, in your own experience, that insulting your interlocutor is the best way to convince them of your own point of view?
8 Tony Blair hopes to convince Bush to back a UN resolution next week, and calling for the disarming of militias there and the facilitation of the exchange of prisoners held by Hezbollah and the Israelis.
9 We were able to convince the students of the need for wider reading.
10 There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as religion, by per-suading others we convince.
11 Baker had to convince jurors that his client had been nowhere near the scene of the murder.
12 Autosuggestion is the power of mind over matter - if you convince yourself that you are cured, you will be.
13 Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity.
14 Many asylum seekers appear to be economic migrants, convinced that the streets of Europe are paved with gold.
15 Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact.