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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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
By the final curtain, that persuasive mission, as even the most scowling purist will admit, has been accomplished.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
There is no persuasive evidence that there was anything hoax-like about Goldberg’s story.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
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Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
By the final curtain, that persuasive mission, as even the most scowling purist will admit, has been accomplished.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
There is no persuasive evidence that there was anything hoax-like about Goldberg’s story.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
Daniels is from another jurisdiction and thus is persuasive, not binding, precedent on MLBPI’s case.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 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 3 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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