persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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The thought pointed to the idea that statistics can be persuasive, even if used inappropriately.
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Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
The noise-cancelling on board, though no match for the mighty AirPods Pro 2, is persuasive.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Not, perhaps, an orthodox reading, but one that is persuasive on its own terms.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
None of its arguments are persuasive, at least under the Supreme Court’s existing decisions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
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Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
The noise-cancelling on board, though no match for the mighty AirPods Pro 2, is persuasive.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Not, perhaps, an orthodox reading, but one that is persuasive on its own terms.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
None of its arguments are persuasive, at least under the Supreme Court’s existing decisions.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for persuasive
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv
-ziv
: tending to persuade
a persuasive argument
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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