How To Use Convince In A Sentence

Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to Thestar.com - Home Page
Still, the doctor is not convinced, but he does offer his story of a murderous ventriloquist whose dummy seemed more alive, and violent, than he was.
Women suffering from anorexia are still convinced that their thin, frail bodies are fat and unsightly. Conversely, some people who are a great deal heavier than they should be can persuade themselves that they are 'just right'.
We failed utterly to convince them.
Mandela was convinced of security force "connivance", at least in the form of standing back and allowing violence that they could stop. ANC Daily News Briefing

Not convinced by these public schoolboys! Thinking the Unthinkable
We see him speaking with Budd, trying to convince him to watch out.
I have to admit I ` m unconvinced about the role of the state in dishing out growth. The Witch Cooper
I am not convinced and that is why I have asked for this topic to be discussed at the town council.
‘Alexa's always the one who convinces my parents to let us have sleepovers on school nights and stuff,’ says Natalee.
He took with him messages of support from Andy's family and friends, who remain convinced of his innocence.
Newspapers have, however, reported that prosecutors are convinced the investigating magistrate in charge of a corruption and fraud inquiry involving the regional governments of the Balearic Islands and Valencia will soon officially name him as a suspect in the case. Spain's king blocks scandal-hit son-in-law from royal duties
He had enough enthusiasm about the project to convince me to write a synopsis. Times, Sunday Times
Hi-tech babble from tech whiz-kids will not make an entrepreneur part with a single euro if the entrepreneur is not convinced of the financial return.
His thoughts on life after forty have convinced him to accept uncertainty and nobody believes he is more than forty years old.
MAGGIANO: The two others are sort of what I call refinance roulette, where someone comes in and convinces you that the way to get out of your mortgage problem is to refinance again. CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2007
But as if divining his thoughts -- just as they passed through the dining-room door, Euphra looked round at him, almost over Funkelstein's shoulder, and, without putting into her face the least expression discernible by either of the others following, contrived to banish for the time all Hugh's despair, and to convince him that he had nothing to fear from Funkelstein. David Elginbrod
Someone would have to have a rather strong argument to convince me now.
He was convinced his phone was being tapped.
Most of us try to convince ourselves that the law will be amended within several years.
I am now convinced that although he is unsound in his views there are not sufficient grounds for proceeding against him.
It was only requisite for my understanding clearly to discern, to be convinced of the insuperability of this obstacle. Arthur Mervyn Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
I was the one who had convinced him to bring the bomb, even if it wasn't intentional.
Q So, you're saying the four of them at least, even though they already were voting for Foster, will now go back with some kind of invigorated motivation to convince -- Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry
The jury were unconvinced that he was innocent.
Might it not be some terrible avenger, out of the mystery beyond life, placed to beset him and finish him finally on this road that he was convinced was surely the death-road? CHAPTER XXXVI
He tries to convince me such and such is true.
It may yet be possible to convince manufacturers, governments and the public that energy saving is worthwhile for its own sake.
But many Nashville residents are unconvinced, leaving government and civic leaders worried that the once-done Oilers deal actually could collapse.
I didn't realize Vikki wasn't willing to break her healthy habits and was unable to convince her to share fish 'n chips with me.
Convince Banudi of his love, and plot with him a way to requite it.
This helped to convince many sceptics of the case for restoring the building to its former condition. Times, Sunday Times
Dara, a counselor, is convinced that everyone is inescapably marked by childhood; she throws herself into romantic relationships with frightening intensity. The House on Fortune Street: Summary and book reviews of The House on Fortune Street by Margot Livesey.
I am convinced that what there is of good in that theory of reform of our evils is not advanced toward embodiment in our law by the character of the men who make the Chicago platform an excuse to get the public confidence and carry out schemes of public plunder, political corruption and miscellaneous incivism. The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 10
Not only was Mihailović collaborating with the enemy, Donovan also knew that Tito was convinced the Chetnik chief had fed the Nazis information to try to have him assassinated three months earlier. Wild Bill Donovan
The flaw in this style is it's concentricity, which will no longer convince growing adherence by new audiences - since increased accessibility to information has changed the rules of argumentation. Come Here Said the Spider to the Fly
I'm convinced she is absolutely genuine.
So why should down-to-earth, hard-headed Lancastrians be convinced by the marketing of this toolkit?
They are now convinced that the pure jet transport can not only be favourably compared with the latest conventional reciprocating and propjet types, but actually make them look almost obsolete. The Aircraft Industry in Canada and the Future Development of Jet Engines
We were convinced we were right, that we had satisfied state and federal standards for obtaining information from a journalist.
Every time I fly into New Zealand I get a lump in my throat, but I'm always convinced it's the plastic airline food.
Leonard attempts to convince Sheldon he misses Amy and that he's trying to replace her with "a bunch of cats, " to which Sheldon responds, "Clowder.
Saturday you have to convince a partner or boss of the value of an action plan.
By that time, Olson apparently was still convinced that this phoneme wasn't a labio-dental flap: The bilabial flap is a sound very similar to what is elsewhere called the labiodental flap, but the articulation is slightly different. Languagehat.com: NEW PHONETIC SYMBOL!
Some ethnobotanists and anthropologists are convinced that root and tuber crops were among the first plants to be domesticated.
I was actually tempted to convince him to come back to the band.
Every time we have this argument you wheel out the same old statistics, and I'm still not convinced!
It was bought by a dealer who was convinced that tapestries would make a comeback in the vast new homes being built for dotcom billionaires. Times, Sunday Times
He is convinced Esso won't have to wait long before potential recruits are queuing up for an interview.
I'm weel convinced Gabriel drapped the roughies in the water on purpose; he doesna like to see ony body do a thing better than himsell. ' Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete
He convinced the Army that it was better served by letting Caterpillar continue to manufacture bulldozers and tractors.
Like I said, at 16 in my 14th century cloisters I was a cynic and a puritan, convinced in some inarticulate depth that the world had gone wrong, in ways more fundamental than I could even name.
I tried to persuade her to see a doctor. The main meaning of convince is to make someone believe that something is true:He convinced me he was right.
'Do you think you'll ever find aught that'll convince his Grace? A TIME OF WAR
He became convinced that his illness was purely imaginary: that made it none the better.
From the ardent desire which you have long expressed concerning Stona's marriage, it will, I am convinced, give you pleasure to hear that the nuptials are at last solemnized. The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.
I'm convinced God has assigned a legion of Road-Angels specifically to me.
Whatever the reason, Sullivan was convinced that he would now witness the final confrontation between the two men.
gentled" him all over his miserable frame, as he lay panting and overpowered on the sawdust, conquered and convinced at last, all his mistakes and misconceptions of other people came before him, as plainly as if Taffy himself had spoken them; so plainly, that he wondered at himself. Parables From Nature
After the fourth attack on her car she was convinced that the vandalism was more than just coincidence.
It was bought by a dealer who was convinced that tapestries would make a comeback in the vast new homes being built for dotcom billionaires. Times, Sunday Times
We know we have to convince people we can do well in the big games. The Sun
The jury were unconvinced that he was innocent.
I am not at all convinced of their reasons for thinking this, but I'll come to that later.
He wants to teach us, move us, and convince us how much the whole Trinity cares for us.
Convinced that the general public had an unsatisfied thirst for knowledge, he took an active part in several educational activities.
Brace and Montagu are firmly convinced that man evolved from a true brachiator; hence he is a "made-over ape."
If you can convince a child you love him, you can teach him anything.
We convinced ourselves we had been substituted in some way, so anomalous did it seem that we had emerged from these parents. Times, Sunday Times
But they had been receptive to the charge only after becoming convinced by every tale of backroom vote buying and back-scratching that he was not the idealist they had thought he was. O: A Presidential Novel
We convinced Anne to go by plane.
I've convinced myself that my motives are pure — that I have a kindlier version of the Mark Twain-James Fenimore Cooper relationship with my writers, constantly saving them from using words inaccurately. Our 'Pragmatic,' 'Ebullient' Year of 'Austerity'
I told Saul the story about my sheep and how I had slain thelion which managed to convince him to let me go fight Goliath.
Please, please, please I'll do anything if you convince her not to bring the unicorn and pom-pom sweater this Sunday.
The king's persistency in begging her not to veil so austerely a face which the gods had made for the admiration of men, his evident vexation upon her refusal to appear in Greek costume at the sacrifices and public solemnities, his unsparing raillery at what he termed her barbarian shyness, all tended to convince her that the young King Candaules
The second stop came when he lost the front wing after a coming together with a backmarker and, but for these two extra stops, I'm convinced he could have finished in the points once again. Grandprix.com Current News
However, the coincidence of the onset of the new policies with the economic upturn caused by the improvement in the world economy convinced most that the new consensus was, indeed, the source of economic betterment.
As we mentioned, McCain spending this week campaigning in what he calls the forgotten areas of America, trying to convince voters he's a different kind of Republican candidate. CNN Transcript Apr 24, 2008
After the war, Smith convinced prohibitionists to organize within the infelicitously named Anti-Dramshop Party.
When people try to convince her that she is not well she sees it as a threat. Beyond Chaotic Eating
Today, he would be called ‘born again’; a spiritual awakening convinced him he was one of the elect, placed on earth as an instrument of God's will.
The guy won't rest - he can't rest - until he's fairly well convinced that he has outworked the opposition.
Yet all the guys around the bat were convinced, because of the way the ball ballooned rather than bounced up, that it had hit Lamby's boot.
Indeed, disaffection and rebellion in Ireland convinced ministers of the necessity of parliamentary union.
If he could not reconvince her of his love, he would be in perpetual fear -- that he might come back and find her gone, fear that she might even do something terrible to herself. Beyond
And good thing too, since one of the true joys of bean consumption is being able to re-enact the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles, although I've found it easier to convince the occasional date to engage in intimacies than to join in the butt trumpet serenading. Old Rice/New Rice....Old Beans/New Beans
That weekend in Plattsburgh, he convinced her to go ahead and marry Bud.
I tried to convince myself it was just a one-off until it happened again.
He will also need to convince people he is the right man for the job. The Sun
McCoy convinces Cody to bring her along as backup, and the rescue begins.
The results were not reassuring, and by the time we took Fergus to the vet's the following day, we were convinced his nine lives were up.
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a rising GOP star who is often mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate, isn't convinced that immigration restrictionism is a political winner for Republicans. How to Talk About Immigration
Again, being able to make a reasonable deposit will help convince them you are serious and not a bad risk.
Similarly, with Alex having failed to convince and David Luiz prone to meander upfield, the management might seek to add more steel to the ranks at centre-half in January – or at least players who are more familiar to the demands now being placed on them. Chelsea on message but André Villas-Boas needs to work on method
Convince a conservative that some southern sheriff is really using racial profiling as an excuse to harass black people and you will find that conservatives are just as outraged as anyone, but the mere potential for this to occur is no argument against racial profiling any more than the potential for a policeman to abuse his authority is an argument against having policemen. The Volokh Conspiracy » Affirmative Action and Racial Profiling Revisited
I had, in effect, convinced her that television was a precious commodity.
Mama, convinced she had produced a wunderkind, arranged for Cole to play piano and violin concerts in and around Peru.
However it is currently manufactured only in left hand drive and the parent company is yet to be convinced that sales will warrant tooling up for a right hand drive version.
After more than 20 years in uniform, I am convinced that half the battle is letting your squads and platoons fight.
She convinced Continental's senior executives to take ownership of important agencies and corporations in assigned territories, and to join marketing staffers on sales calls and at the twice-yearly customer confabs.
I wouldnt trade it: I can intuit things you can't, enjoy things that would bore you crosseyed, exult in solitary pursuits that might derange another man, convince you of things you'd never believe, teach and explain things to you you think youd never understand. Aspergers
And if that doesn't convince you, maybe this will get you going: Fail to burn triglycerides and they can end up in long term storage on your hips or stomach.
She became convinced she was losing her baby and insisted her husband take her to hospital.
Many general practitioners still need to be convinced that their views will be listened to and where appropriate acted on.
Comans were the early leaders and pillars of the Amsterdam _Collegium_, which was begun in 1645, and some years later the group was greatly strengthened by the "convincement" of the young Mennonite doctor and Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries
This is such a great idea that we are convinced other stadiums will follow suit and go for in-your-face product branding.
The dozen or so of Danny's friends, convinced that the two Daniels did not commit a hate crime are so unattuned to the historical context of their words that it gave me pause. Reflections on a Rally
They argue heatedly, but neither could convince the other.
She said: 'I am convinced he took her out of the garden. The Sun
The intention was to convince City's players that they were now part of a winning machine but the complaints about his aloof manner have been frequent. Times, Sunday Times
The Confederate policies of impressments sometimes helped manufacturers convince Federal authorities that their production for the Confederate government had been based upon compulsion.
So far most American critics seem unconvinced, to put it mildly. Times, Sunday Times
The waste disposal industry is finding it difficult to convince the public that its operations are safe.
Regarding the Regina Louise story, I am still not convinced that receiving some sort of inheiritance from her bioparent would have compensated for growing up without a family. Ten Reasons Same-Sex Marriage Is Wrong
From the beginning Nizan was quite clearly convinced of the necessity to adopt a strictly orthodox party line.
The concept was later refined as "doublespeak" -- which is simply the notion that if you say something often enough, you can convince normal people that something is its opposite. George Orwell is Reborn as Mitch McConnell
At the risk of aligning myself with the fuddy-duddies on the panel, I'm not convinced that their critics do understand the rigors of the jobs those panelists have. Old Think from New Publishers
Benitez is hoping that the lure of possible glory with Liverpool rather than an increased pay packet will be enough to convince Mascherano that his future remains at Anfield.
One always has to be aware that as one writes as an American, looking in on America, and living here and writing about "the system" it is not considered an act of anti-patriotism or treason or antisocialism or Communism or whatever other bizarre notion they might be able to convince you of. AMERICA IS MANUFACTURING SICK PEOPLE NOW
The more Renee Henry learnt about the therapy, the more she became convinced that it was right for her.
With splurges of undigested Freud and lashings of dud anthropology, these essays fail to convince.
This morning he had felt her attraction and just now, as they danced, he had been convinced it was mutual.
Set in a Scottish seaside town, the story concerns a mother who, having long ago left her no-good husband, has convinced her young son that his dad cannot visit him because he is always away at sea.
With respect to "whack-job religioso" folks, all of the major candidates meet the criteria, so I'm not so convinced that any of them would nominate judges that pass your "whack-job" test. McCain Ad: He's The "One Man" To Lead
I am convinced that the powerful re-emergence of monotypes and woodcuts relates directly to the explosions and reverberations of new technologies.
Turn off the water to the spigot - there must be a valve inside somewhere - and convince the neighbors that the dumpster area must be locked.
The second goal kept the home fans happy, but they were still not convinced and there was no rousing chorus in support of their under-fire manager. The Sun
Robert then decides the role is too small for him and convinces corporate to promote him to CEO — a position in which he'll freak the staff out with his eeriness and manipulate them. Has The Office Found Its New Boss in James Spader?
It was the kind of shot that also convinces Westwood of the bright future that may lie ahead for the youngster.
Given those three prerequisites, I am convinced that most weight loss programs remain wildly unsuccessful because they don't pay attention to people's thinking. Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.: Dieting: The Missing Ingredient for Success
Although most respondents were enthusiastic or supportive of booking, about a quarter were sceptical or not convinced of its value.
Once in a while a tennis match will reach its climax with both players convinced they are going to win until the last stroke of the last rally.
Americans tend to think of the presidency as all-powerful, but much of its authority comes from the ability to convince the public to follow, and the same is sometimes true in diplomacy.
It serves to convince us that there is large body of people who are merely self-interested, inward-looking and consumption oriented.
It took many hours to convince the court of his guilt.
We have to go back to the voters and convince them, ‘you still can’t sleep because the goddamn pea is killing you.’ November 2006
He convinced me that I should study law.
So it's usually up to technology project leaders wanting a seat at the CEO's table to convince management committee members that they belong.
It is the Bible - God's word that convinces people of their sin and has power to give them the ability to change their fallen human nature.
In conclusion, I hope the preceding arguments have convinced you of the need for action.
And since an old friend and recent commenter had put African-American Vernacular English/Ebonics (I’ll just call it AAVE) in my mind, the story came at just the right time to convince me to click on it. I don’t care if you don’t like it, it’s a fact « Motivated Grammar
The last decade has seen a revolution in healthcare as more and more hospitals become convinced of the therapeutic power of humour.
He was convinced of the rightness of his cause.
She had to use all her native wit to convince the police.
She's convinced that Grandmother is not going to live long.
But many Nashville residents are unconvinced, leaving government and civic leaders worried that the once-done Oilers deal actually could collapse.
Instead, these people are just as selfish and impolite as any ordinary person, but are more convinced that they have a right to behave that way.
I had a trifolium plant in my hand last night at the garden centre unsure whether to buy it or not – I convinced myself now that was quite hard! that it looked too much like a clover and put it down again….. but now after seeing its blooms here I think I might just find a spot for it. Wildflowers Of May* « Fairegarden
Local ranchman Tony Duran has already signed a lease facilitated by KHL Inc. of Albuquerque, and is convinced that drilling would not pose a danger to the water resources in the area. Errors of Enchantment » Mora County commissioners to consider oil drilling ban
Still, the frequent advertisements of mints, gum, pastes and mouthwashes to combat mouth odor have convinced a significant number of patients that they have bad breath when they really don't, said Dr. Bashar Bakdash, professor of periodontology at the University of StarTribune.com rss feed
Spree somehow convinced the Knicks to reduce his fine from 150,000 dollars to just 2,500 bucks…
Sleeping by day was none the less a poor option, as they were persistent, and not easily convinced of your absence; your heart would race with every passing car or footstep.
He even manages to convince himself that Ross Cheit, the Brown University professor, simply "refocused" his attention and just happened to be reading a book on pedophilia. 'Victims of Memory': An Exchange
And to be clear, the “good fight” is, instead of accusing flag wavers of being neo-Confederate Klan sympathizers, to convince people of good will that embracing offensive and divisive symbols is counter-productive and hurtful. Matthew Yglesias » Pro-Slavery
It took the opening credits of Roger Vadim's 1968 sci-fi send-up Barbarella -- a naked Jane Fonda floating in space to the accompaniment of the oh-so-'60s theme song "Barbarella, psychedella/There's a kind of cockle shell about you" -- to convince us otherwise. Michael Sigman: Memories of a Great Friend
But his more immediate task is to convince the left to campaign for him.
For health sectors to justify the large sums of money they will need if climate change does accelerate insect-borne disease, they must be able to convince governments that it is a high priority.
My mother was convinced they were slighting us because you were mad at me!
As a killer punch this fails to convince.
After finding Hansen in the Harvard library wearing green eyeshades, Turgeon spoke with him for about a half-hour and was convinced to stay with economics and pursue a graduate degree.
Until now, they've had an astonishing run, most recently having convinced legions of roadies that a $1,000 pair of Ksyriums is a logical choice for an all-around training and racing wheelset despite the fact that you could have a more solid yet equally raceable pair of wheels built for less than half that. Round and Round: Wheel in the Sky Keeps On Failing
We were convinced she was going to die, but fortunately the doctors worked a miracle.
Now they are firmly convinced of their truth, and most of them turn with hatred against any kind of personal property.
..then the aboleth convinces me i want to know the secrets of gill & scale. Mordicai: crown me king!
The patient is less convinced, though, and demands she has a scan. The Sun
He had dressed them in dark lounge suits to try to convince onlookers that they were businessmen. Times, Sunday Times
She even managed to convince the man that she'd been sent by Roman to inspect the goods.
I couldn't convince him no matter how hard I tried.
Was there any point in even wasting her breath trying to convince him?
We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own. Joseph Joubert
Now with the fall and winter designs in the stores, designers and retailers hope the superlong coat designs seen on the runways earlier this year will convince consumers they must own a maxicoat. A Sweeping Winter Fashion Statement
One cabinet minister said it was 'weatherable' and another tried to convince the team to stick with the original plan. Times, Sunday Times
We remain unconvinced by the arguments for CS spray, and feel that it carries a number of health implications.
When finally he is convinced that Macduff is sincere, however, he retracts his self-denigration and explains why he has lied in this peculiar fashion.
They are sick and depraved and have convinced themselves they are right and the rest of us are wrong.
If not, what does it take to convince you that you're providing a soapbox to an unstable lunatic?
Who would have believed, just weeks ago, that America's most famous self-described "oilman," T. Boone Pickens, would be spending millions of dollars on an advertising campaign to convince Americans what had been obvious, but what had been denied by just about every other "oilman" in America: we can't drill our way out of our energy problems. Alan Fein: It's Not Good Luck, It's Consensus
From the beginning Nizan was quite clearly convinced of the necessity to adopt a strictly orthodox party line.
And he's not convinced the totes will lose that many customers.
The British reaction to earlier shows convinced him to bring Smile over here.
I'm convinced she got me addicted to girls with large eyes, hers a sparkling grey/blue nestled amongst long, light tan lashes.
President Kim failed to convince his opposition that he meant to consult with them freely in order to ride these twin tigers.
But one month of Dwayne Hosey seemed to convince the Red Sox that he was their starter.
I tried to convince myself to be spontaneous and adventurous and brave.
I'm convinced that the back-breaking queues for the Peter Pan ride at Disneyland are entirely driven by that opening trompe l'oieul flyover of London in miniature. Boing Boing
Now, Adele, who was once his main squeeze and still carries a torch for him, must convince him to give up his drinking and start swinging the clubs again.
Stuart was convinced that society could not afford to debase itself to the level of... his clients. CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Mr de Klerk said he had spoken "cursorily" to Mr Mandela and Mr Mandela had given him certain assurances about details "which convinces me we will be able to reach some kind of consensus on this issue". ANC Daily News Briefing
She convinces him to spend a month with her so she can help him work through some unresolved issues - you know, personal probs.
He was self-willed, obstinate, aggressive, vindictive, beset by feelings of inferiority, and yet firmly convinced of his own abilities.
I feel that it is not necessary for me to go further to convince any one of my readers that the lustfulness of the priestcraft is a menace to the chastity of womankind, for if this nun has told the truth, and which I know from past experiences is true, and which I also know is a recital that could be intensified ten thousand times over, if the whole truth could be told, but which cannot be told in this volume, as I have too much respect for my readers to recite what I have seen with my own eyes and what I have had repeated to me by broken-hearted "sisters" who have come to me with tears in their eyes and with sighs in their throats to tell me of their miseries. Thirty Years In Hell Or, From Darkness to Light
He will look amazing and convince anyone on this page who refered to bill and teds to eat his words. Keanu Reeves To Become a Samurai in 47 Ronin « FirstShowing.net
This can happen if some one becomes convinced that they are food-allergic or food-intolerant without undergoing proper diagnosis.
I did not have to convince her.
Pakistani intelligence officials remain convinced that he was killed in the strike. Times, Sunday Times
The strength of the argument, however, lies not in its ability to convince but in what it removes.
She was convinced that the result would be world peace and universal prosperity. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
The two election defeats were put down to an inability to convince the electorate that they could be trusted with the nation's finances.
He convinced us that he would carry through with/on his promise.
They looked in Tuscany at first but the high prices there convinced them to hunt farther afield. Times, Sunday Times

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