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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Truth be told, neither Cho’s Ravel nor Lim’s Bach proved entirely persuasive.
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
In interviews with the leading candidates, the U-T board found Aguirre to be more persuasive on how to build on the success of our cross-border economic integration.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
More persuasive than the legal restraints placed on the office, the belief that the people would choose their leader wisely tipped the scale toward approval.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
The new o3-mini model doesn't show any great advances on this score, ranking as more persuasive than humans in about 82 percent of random comparisons.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
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Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
In interviews with the leading candidates, the U-T board found Aguirre to be more persuasive on how to build on the success of our cross-border economic integration.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
More persuasive than the legal restraints placed on the office, the belief that the people would choose their leader wisely tipped the scale toward approval.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
The new o3-mini model doesn't show any great advances on this score, ranking as more persuasive than humans in about 82 percent of random comparisons.
—Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 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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