reason with

phrasal verb

reasoned with; reasoning with; reasons with

: to talk with (someone) in a sensible way in order to try to change that person's thoughts or behavior

They tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't listen.

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There were reports of late that 007 producer Barbara Broccoli was upset for myriad reasons with Amazon in regards to their approach to Bond. —

Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Feb. 2025 The Crisis Intervention Team accompanied SWAT to the scene, and officers tried for hours to reason with Sides, Noakes said. —

Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025 And for whatever reason with Wolf, he’s got to be judged against (Connor) Hellebuyck and these guys. —

Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 According to witnesses and testimony from freed hostages, Moses tried to reason with Hamas gunmen before he was taken by militants, along with his partner, Efrat Katz, her daughter and two visiting grandchildren. —

Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reason with