power(s) of persuasion
noun phrase
: ability to persuade people
She used her powers of persuasion to convince them to buy the house.
Examples of power(s) of persuasion in a Sentence
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Use your power of persuasion to get others on board with your plans.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
Ralph Rennie’s considerable powers of persuasion were often, as here, surpassed by terrible judgment.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
Use your power of persuasion and physical skills to get things done on time and within budget.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
Use your power of persuasion to convince those close to you to join in and be supportive.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Embrace the future with optimism, and use your power of persuasion to see matters through to the end.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
The power of persuasion Taken together, these results show little movement among young Democrats.
—Chandler James, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
McCarthy’s once formidable powers of persuasion couldn’t stop a humiliating, historic defeat
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Crime and courts
A mass shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, ended with multiple victims and the shooter dead, police said.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Celestial socialites Mercury and Venus are also in Sagittarius now, giving you potent powers of persuasion.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
Ralph Rennie’s considerable powers of persuasion were often, as here, surpassed by terrible judgment.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
Use your power of persuasion and physical skills to get things done on time and within budget.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
Use your power of persuasion to convince those close to you to join in and be supportive.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Embrace the future with optimism, and use your power of persuasion to see matters through to the end.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
The power of persuasion Taken together, these results show little movement among young Democrats.
—Chandler James, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
McCarthy’s once formidable powers of persuasion couldn’t stop a humiliating, historic defeat
Today’s top stories
Crime and courts
A mass shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, ended with multiple victims and the shooter dead, police said.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Celestial socialites Mercury and Venus are also in Sagittarius now, giving you potent powers of persuasion.
—The Astrotwins, ELLE, 30 Nov. 2022
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