How To Use Persuade In A Sentence

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'.
He had been trying to persuade me to disregard what he termed the obstinacy of the old folks, and said impatiently: Nick Baba's Last Drink and Other Sketches
He it was who, in the 1850s, persuaded his reluctant coachman to make the first gliding flight in history, across the valley at Brompton.
In the event, Gabriel got work with a road crew, digging up the streets of north London for cable companies; Andrea, again unable to persuade a bank to give her an interview, took up house- cleaning.
To answer the 300-odd posers on the questionnaire without then being persuaded to sign up for the religion was an essential rite-of-passage for any spotty adolescent struggling to find their own voice.

Calliaud, and by arguments and reasons by him delivered, he was persuaded to unsay his swearing, and to declare that he believed that the affidavit which he made at Patna, and while the transaction was recent or nearly recent, must be a mistake: that he _believed_ (what is amazing indeed for any belief) that not Mr. Hastings, but he himself, interpreted. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 09 (of 12)
And now he called Ahithophel, and consulted with him what he ought to do: he persuaded him to go in unto his father's concubines; for he said that "by this action the people would believe that thy difference with thy father is irreconcilable, and will thence fight with great alacrity against thy father, for hitherto they are afraid of taking up open enmity against him, out of an expectation that you will be reconciled again. Antiquities of the Jews
In an interview last week, Ms. Pak, sporting a button featuring the mustachioed interim mayor's face, spoke passionately about her Chinatown neighborhood and her efforts to persuade Mr. Lee to "serve his city. Chinatown Political Veteran Champions Her Candidate
The Kensington High Street rag reckons chuggers—paid workers who stop you in the street and persuade you to give over your bank details for charity—are well on their way out.
It should not be enough that he was subjected to blandishments and payment in order to persuade him to give evidence.
The reader may not be persuaded by some of the cases, but the whole mass of them carries conviction.
Any broken/latin stuff? looopz: What time are you on, might well make it down to this …. provided I can persuade someone else cassien: u.k. funky is house music for ol junglist like myself I'd like to break it here in the states but ... Grievous Angel
Parking for the venue, the Palestinian people have made announcements to persuade, but no enforcement power to prevent reversals .
There is no chance that deflationary pressures brought on by collapsing commodity prices will persuade consumers to defer spending. Times, Sunday Times
The bankers allegedly persuaded Americans to transfer assets from UBS by emphasizing that Wegelin, which is based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, had no offices outside of Switzerland and was less vulnerable to U.S. law enforcement pressure, prosecutors said. U.S.: Swiss Bank Is 'Fugitive' in Tax Case
I had been dining, and it was Saturday night, and I had ill will to begin to it; however, they got me down to Clerihughs, and there we sat birling till I had a fair tappit henn under my belt, and then they persuaded me to draw the paper. Chapter XXXIX
She appeared on daytime TV in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence.
He's the man who helped persuade hawkish editors at influential Newsweek magazine to oppose the Vietnam War.
The compiler of the list hopes it will persuade other women to pursue their business ideas. Times, Sunday Times
It did not persuade them to abandon the war but it did force them to reappraise their strategy.
The Church hopes that providing rent-free or subsidised facilities will cut the overheads of running a rural post office and persuade the Post Office to replace postmasters.
Yet the report looks to the institutional investors to exercise the leverage necessary to persuade companies to comply with the code.
Wald was working on statistics and probability and he persuaded Lukacs to take an interest in this topic too.
It took longer than he had expected to persuade Floy to agree.
Insurance companies try to persuade them to cover themselves against fire.
Perhaps all columnists have to persuade themselves that they count, that they matter, that they are agents of history, whispering words of wisdom into the ear of the history makers.
But the supposed need for an early revolution did persuade many to accept violence as a temporary necessity.
Part of the calculation is that a broader resolution might help to persuade Russia and China to abstain rather than use their veto in a vote. Times, Sunday Times
At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information.
I persuaded Edicat-he's the farrier-to reshoe the one mare, not the chestnut. The Chaos Balance
Frank would not counter-order the drink, for he loved it; he persuaded himself that he should be strictly moderate, while he was secretly determined to keep within his reach the means of excess. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found
He's so adamant that however hard I tried to persuade him to join us he did not change his mind.
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.
Of such soldiers, few could be tempted to sally from the gates; and none could be persuaded to remain in the field, unless they wanted strength and speed to escape from the The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
After a year reading history at King's College, London, W. J. Martin persuaded him that study of the biblical world and its languages would be more valuable to the church and biblical studies, so he turned to Hebrew and Assyriology. Donald Wiseman was key figure at Tyndale House | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com
Dreadstar Vol. 1 TPB - This reprint of Jim Starlin's 80's ouvre collects the first few issues of the series (and not the Metamorphosis Odyssey that resulted in galactic genocide) that persuaded me that scifi wasn't so bad. Grafictive excesses
For discussions allow passion to subside; and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator, is a step in the direction of peace. Albert Gobat - Nobel Lecture
We somehow managed to persuade him.
Efforts to persuade the remainder to follow suit have continued.
I could not persuade myself that this exciting moment would ever come.
Finally the engine gave up the ghost completely and nothing could persuade it to start again.
Alone, Iago speaks of his hatred of Othello and a rumour that the Moor has cuckolded him, and hatches a plan to persuade Othello that his wife is unfaithful with Cassio.
It is one that could be expanded if other nations could be persuaded to take part. Times, Sunday Times
Poenisch is leading a grass-roots campaign to persuade Michigan voters to legalize doctor-assisted suicide.
Now qualified, has it been difficult to persuade others to take her seriously? Times, Sunday Times
This approach is clearly exemplified by current campaigns to persuade parents to choose the MMR vaccine.
In fact another minority Conservative government would not be a bad result for Canada: neither of the main party leaders has done enough to persuade Canadians that they deserve untrammelled power.
Someone wonders whether passengers could be persuaded to clean off their own tray tables and suggests giving them a towelette for that purpose.
The fox that had lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.
Dubuque community leaders were persuaded that a merger of Mercy and Finley offered the best chance to stem growing costs.
He hoped MPs would be able to debate the issue and persuade the government to change its stance.
YOU might finally persuade your other half to sit down and watch that weepy romcom. The Sun
How do you persuade the research council or the science supremo of an industrial research outfit to fund your brilliant new ideas?
The hardest part is definitely being in a minority opinion, then having to work on overdrive trying to persuade others to your way of thinking. Times, Sunday Times
Any attempts to persuade farmers of the necessity of environmental conservation must take all these factors into account.
If you really were persuaded of determinism, the hope would collapse.
A more modern party may finally persuade them out of their armchairs and into the polling booth.
Ford never desisted from trying to persuade him to return to America.
The marketeers are out to persuade them otherwise.
That task is to find the right incentives to persuade householders and businesses to fund it themselves. Times, Sunday Times
The next day they persuaded me and we pulled up in a Jeep to find a tiger about six feet away. The Sun
If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.
And that in itself will persuade the allies to fall into lockstep.
He was persuaded that disunity in the church was displeasing to heaven and bad for the empire's success and prosperity.
The following are some of the tactics researchers have observed in effective managers: Persuasion Use of logical arguments to persuade others.
This helped persuade the Government to take action altering tax incentives for planting in the 1988 Budget.
TV programmes and books try to persuade us that we, whoever we are, can make over scrubby lawns, and construct a little Blenheim in a rectangle of twenty by thirty feet.
The brilliant scarlet sky which provided a backdrop to the ship's arrival helped persuade the five judges the picture was tops.
He phoned elderly Americans and persuaded them to reveal their numbers and then he punched them into a handy machine in his home, which printed the new card.
He says that the prime minister tried to persuade him the whole world was under threat from the country's supposed long-range weapons carrying dirty warheads.
I'm trying to persuade your dad to buy some shares.
Professor von Duhn told me that once when approaching an Italian village in search of inscriptions he was taken for the devil, being unluckily mounted on a black horse and dressed in black, and was met by a priest with a crucifix, who was at last persuaded to "disinfect" him with holy water as a condition of his being admitted to the village. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus
He is persuaded to stay on to keep a criminal mastermind alive long enough to spill the beans. Times, Sunday Times
Youth enters the world with very happy prejudices in her own favor. She imagines herself not only certain of accomplishing every adventure, but of obtaining those rewards which the accomplishment may deserve. She is not easily persuaded to believe that the force of merit can be resisted by obstinacy and avarice, or its luster darkened by envy and malignity. Samuel Johnson
And for what it's worth, I think the same things, but when sharing these thoughts with other people I do indeed try to "tiptoe", because I'm not just trying to share my thoughts -ultimately I'd like to persuade or at least challenge, make others reconsider and I think that's a lot easier with a more gentle form. Four Reactions to Charitable Requests, Plus One More to Charitable Demands, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
And she allowed herself to be persuaded by cajoling flattery to do things no one else could have induced her to do. DISRAELI: A Personal History
Persuade me also that there's a sane reason for dropping Cadenza from National Radio.
Finally, Coats unearthed a slightly less curvacious Mattel doll -- Midge -- and persuaded the company to use her. Woman Warrior
I failed in my attempt to persuade her.
How did you manage to persuade him?
His family had been devout Hindus, keenly persuaded of the importance of group loyalties. World History: Patterns of Change and Continuity
Biotech firms are out to corner the market, so they have to persuade us something else is at stake
I continued to argue with my mother to try and persuade her that it is too soon and that I didn't want to leave just yet but it was no use.
He persuaded the bishop of London to be a governor and Newton to become a deputy governor.
However his Judo sensei appreciated his talent and persuaded his father to allow him to pursue Judo as a career.
A young pig was promptly despatched, and while he was being roasted among hot stones, and while chickens were stewing in cocoanut milk, I persuaded one of the cooks to climb an unusually tall cocoanut palm. Chapter 10
We intend to persuade the Church to engage in policy studies with the aim of developing people-oriented policies for the communication task.
Part of the calculation is that a broader resolution might help to persuade Russia and China to abstain rather than use their veto in a vote. Times, Sunday Times
The clamor of controversy sometimes provoked the emperor to exclaim, “Hear me! the Franks have heard me, and the Alemanni;” but he soon discovered that he was now engaged with more obstinate and implacable enemies; and though he exerted the powers of oratory to persuade them to live in concord, or at least in peace, he was perfectly satisfied, before he dismissed them from his presence, that he had nothing to dread from the union of the Christians. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
To his adherents, these traits multiplied their ardor; to the wider Arab public, they had the effect of a superb baklava served at a diwan—they persuaded a guest to stay long enough to listen to his host. A Privilege to Die
I am persuaded, however, that they are fine scholars, and have written an important book that future research in this area will need to take into account.
Britain has also persuaded our partners to welcome new countries who apply for Community membership.
We are persuaded of the justice of her case.
Keep up with the massages and persuade her gradually to allow you to massage other parts of her body. The Sun
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But several Sunni politicians are trying to persuade the powerful Kurds, who run their own semi-independent administration in the north based in the city of Erbil and also form the third-most-important faction in the Maliki-led government, to collaborate with them on ousting Mr. Maliki. Suicide Bombing Kills, Wounds Dozens of Iraqi Shiites
He needs to persuade the hard-liners in the cabinet.
We may convince others by our arguements, but we can only persuade them by their own. Joseph Joubert
Payment for councillors might also persuade more working-class representatives to come forward.
Will Opposition Members try to persuade the welfare rights organisations in their constituencies to behave responsibly?
Judges looked for innovative and creative concepts, strong executions and the ability to communicate and persuade.
Then it has to persuade some of the millions still drinking the swill sold at most convenience stores and gas stations to trade up.
A haven of genteel entertainment might persuade local residents that there were pleasurable and respectable alternatives to a knock-down drunken blowout every weekend.
He was persuaded to take the job only after being imprisoned and tortured.
Actor Richard E Grant and newsreader Fiona Bruce are two of the famous names who will try to persuade viewers to vote for their favourite architectural treasure.
It was hoped that he could be persuaded to wait on the committee in an advisory capacity.
Tom can't persuade himself of my sincerity.
Wherefore -- Greek, "For which cause," namely, because thou hast inherited, didst once possess, and I trust ( "am persuaded") still dost possess, such unfeigned faith [Alford]. stir up -- literally, "rekindle," "revive the spark of"; the opposite of Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Schoolchildren have been recruited to persuade rail passengers that there is nothing funny about ‘leaves on the line’.
Leopoldina in Halle - persuaded the philosophical faculty in Konrad Lorenz - Autobiography
We can begin a concentrated effort to persuade United Way campaigns to exclude local Boy Scout troops as funding recipients.
The agony aunt's first quest is to help golf widow Joy to persuade husband Martin to spend more time with her and their three children.
She was soon persuaded to have more carpets than she wanted and they brought in some rolls before quoting a price for the work.
A British family has persuaded a Thai hotel to cancel a minibar bill after blaming the raid on a monkey. Times, Sunday Times
There would be a counterpart increase in consumer saving as the unpersuaded allowed their bank balances to grow and repaid their debts.
Diffuse reciprocity can take many forms, including concessions and derogations, or going out on a limb to persuade the capital for changes or a compromise.
And she allowed herself to be persuaded by cajoling flattery to do things no one else could have induced her to do. DISRAELI: A Personal History
Information gathered by them revealed that he was persuaded to cancel his visit today by the state government as it apprehended major controversy.
Certainly, not all of Asia is yet persuaded of the value of these products.
Trimble, who said he felt euphoric after the result, vowed to try to persuade all sections of the party to support him.
In a landmark legal case, they have persuaded a court to issue an Anti-Social Behaviour Order, which bans her from their neighbourhood.
I've persuaded Mrs Tennant that it's time she retired.
I am almost willing to bet that he is more of a dissuader than a persuader critique always being that much simpler. Steele...
As the summer-long clash over the U.S. debt ceiling dragged on, Mr. Trennert, 43 years old, became persuaded that the process for setting budget policy in Washington had broken at a crucial moment for the economy. Pivot Point: Investors Lose Faith in Stocks
We excused it as deafness and persuaded him to buy an expensive hearing aid (which he then refused to wear). Times, Sunday Times
I allowed myself to be persuaded into entering the competition.
Metro drivers spend the day jiggling in air-conditioned cabins, sitting on fold-down chairs small enough to persuade many to stand.
She tried to persuade him to retire, but he would have none of it.
England, and he was persuaded to drink and exhibit proofs: which were that he had the constitution of the Family, as aforesaid, in every particular; that he was peculiarly marked with testificatory spots; and that his mere aspect inspired all members and branch members of the The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete
To the best of my recollection, Stanley played the part of a man who was persuaded by Satan to have a television, one of the first in his street, in his home.
Now the votes are counted, perhaps it can be more outward-looking, seeking not only to persuade the unpersuaded but to listen to them as well.
I couldn't persuade him that she was a liar.
Bush hopes a fresh resolution can persuade other countries to contribute troops to support stabilising efforts.
If Franklin had lucked into a royal audience, might he have persuaded the King to ignore firebrands like Wilkes and do the right thing by America?
He needed all his charm to persuade her that it was not his fault.
Over the years, he persuaded the Department of Agriculture to recognise coloured stock as a European breed type.
But as the term taught nothing to him who knew, said nothing to him who did not know, understand, and feel, Chopin afterwards ceased to add this explanation to his music, being persuaded that if one understood it, it was impossible not to divine this rule of irregularity. Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician
Meanwhile, Saskia's family are thought to be trying to persuade the semi-pro footballer that she is just playing games with Maxwell and their relationship isn't serious..
This determination, however, perfectly consistent with his former advice, he calls indelicate, and earnestly persuades his daughters to conceal it, though it may govern their conduct; - as if it were indelicate to have the common appetites of human nature. A vindication of the rights of woman
It is a measure of the president's continued pulling power that the Europeans, who have seemingly grudged every extra pair of boots the NATO secretary general has persuaded them to dispatch up until now, are to stump up around 7,000 additional troops for the war in Afghanistan alongside the 30,000 more committed by a president who has now more than doubled the U.S. contingent there. How is Obama being viewed in Europe?
Prodded by the Stasi chief, the Politburo persuaded the Czech government to close its borders to East Germans.
Would that, for the sake of herself and her beautiful daughter ... would that for the sake of public morality, Mrs. Robinson were persuaded to dismiss the gloomy phantom of annihilation; to think seriously of a future rebribution; and to communicate to the world a recantation of errors that originated in levity, and have been nursed by pleasure. Editorial Notes to 'Letter to the Women of England'
He has various other addresses at which he lives, and we are quite unpersuaded that he lives at Westwood for more than the odd night in the year.
For example, if you have a lot of equity in your house you may persuade the lender to add any arrears to the value of the mortgage. Say Goodbye to Debt
The night before our chat, in Edinburgh, he persuaded a Book Festival crowd to exchange mobile numbers then create a mini-symphony of rings and bleeps.
Moreover, the vital role played by the truths given above in all scientific explanation persuaded Kant that a theory of objectivity would also provide an explanation of natural necessity.
It is in front of Hortensio's house that Petruchio finds his friend and is persuaded to woo Kate.
The story line is fast-paced from the moment Ian knows who Chantal is, but though she reciprocates struggles to persuade her they belong together. Mystic Rider-Patricia Rice « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews
He needed all his charm to persuade her that it was not his fault.
A film producer tries to persuade a famous actress back to the screen.
They have persuaded us that if you can only start with a perfect sorrel leaf and a few freshly podded peas, the rest will surely follow.
The bankers allegedly persuaded them to transfer assets from UBS by emphasizing the bank, which is based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, had no offices outside of Switzerland and was less vulnerable to U.S. law enforcement pressure, prosecutors said. Swiss Bank Wegelin Indicted on U.S. Tax Charges
In these circumstances, I am not persuaded that it is appropriate to make orders removing either of the causes, or any part of them, into this Court.
He was persuaded to confess by 25 blows of the knout—a favourite Russian instrument of chastisement—on the first day, and 15 on the second.
The fox that had lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.
Surely he could be persuaded to have a chocolate digestive.
In 1959 he persuaded ministers to invest £5.25 million in a high speed hovertrain but in 1973 the scheme was cancelled.
Try to persuade him to come.
Africa, and the people in the market-place a lively and chromatic jangle; but the shadow of what we call inhumanity (when we are trying to persuade ourselves that humanity is something very different) chills and darkens the heart. Old Junk
In Addis Ababa Tafari did his best to unite the frightened and divided chiefs and to persuade them to take effective action.
Their object in public discourse is not merely to inform, but to persuade and convince. Cultural Anthropology
I've tried really hard but I can't persuade him to come.
Nothing new there, you might reply, you cheeky young scamps, and I'm hardly in much of a position to persuade you otherwise.
One little girl said she didn't like tuna but when we made tuna fishcakes I persuaded her to try it and she ended up loving it.
John is much more of a persuader, he leads by affection almost.
King and his people had to cajole and persuade. Times, Sunday Times
They only lived in Las Vegas for six months, until Jena persuaded her mom to move to Los Angeles.
The productive had to bear ever greater tax burdens in order to support the growing numbers of degenerates, and higher fiscal exactions naturally persuaded the prudent middle classes to go in for practices of family limitation.
But the gauzy Norman Rockwell normality he invoked won't persuade the electorate at a time of 10 percent unemployment, the Damocles sword that hangs over his head for 2012, when voters will get a chance to weigh in directly on his presidency, which he has largely placed in the hands of Ivy League meritocrats more concerned with protecting their wealthy coevals than the general public. Jacob Heilbrunn: Obama's Tactical Press Conference
The alarm woke me at 6.30 the next morning, but the sound of heavy rain on the van roof persuaded me to switch it off and go back to sleep.
The warriors have been persuaded to take wives who have not undergone the brutal cutting. Times, Sunday Times
They were persuaded that we would accept the invitation.
He understood now why the wretched diplomat could be persuaded to perjure himself. DOUBLE DECEIT
He tried to persuade senior clerics to issue an edict allowing him to kill President Mohammad Khatami.
The men persuaded the woman they had been sent to remove a dead pigeon from her water tank.
Winston, who fancies himself a bit of a gumshoe, is determined to figure out which one of them wrote the note, and persuades Don to visit all of them, searching for clues in the process.
Mentioning that other conditions, such as thyroid disease, can mimic the symptoms of depression may help further persuade your loved one to seek treatment.
We only need one more player for this game - can you persuade your sister to join in?
They could be persuaded to buy clothes and cosmetics and music and cigarettes and confectionery and junk food. Positive Parent Power
In February, the SEC persuaded a federal judge in Florida to freeze their assets and filed civil fraud charges against them and six other defendants.
Dave gently persuaded the fish close enough to be lifted aboard the boat.
The law should not encourage B to yield to the threat but should seek to persuade him to resist it.
By playing upon the old lady's fears, the criminals were able to persuade her to give them her money.
I finally managed to persuade her to go out for a drink with me.
He somehow persuaded the studio to let him make the film.
The bigwigs attempt to persuade him, using a variety of arguments, that he is making the mistake of his life.
Hamilton seemed to be finally persuaded of the merits of taking the game by the scruff of the neck.
He needed all his charm to persuade her that it was not his fault.
He persuaded the Catholic bishops to begin by publicly declaring that if the Donatists would take communion with them and unite, they would then invite their Donatist opposite numbers to share in the pastorate of each diocese.
How did you manage to persuade him?
But his tireless energy, his matchless ability to persuade advertisers that space in his pages was worth buying, transformed the Digest's fortunes in India.
The best never try to persuade the reader to believe them, only to hear them out, as Fort himself once did.
It was his refusal to accede to the woman's demands that had persuaded her. CHAMELEON
It exercised its option to sell and tried to persuade Time Warner to pay in cash instead of stock.
It is necessary to look at the grounds on which we are persuaded to prefer one theory over another.
This resistance can only be overcome as you gently persuade and cajole subordinates to expand their horizons.
For weeks nurses tried to persuade him to overcome his reluctance to use a wheelchair and adapt to life as a double amputee. Times, Sunday Times
At first she relucted; and then the sight of her baby seemed to persuade her, and she bade me go, but she gave me a strict charge that no one should come with you; for she said she wished her memory buried with her in the grave. A New England tale, and Miscellanies
An unreasoning panic seized the cabmen and chauffeurs; they were possessed with the fixed idea that no bridge across the Seine was safe, and no bribe would persuade them to cross the river; while they refused to take fares for even the shortest distance. The Paris Flood of 1910 | Edwardian Promenade
He persuaded a narrow majority of the party to support the government.

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