How to Use convince in a Sentence

convince

verb

• He convinced me that the story was true.
• We convinced them to go along with our scheme.
• I was unable to convince her to stay.
• They convinced us of their innocence.
• I managed to convince myself that I was doing the right thing.
• How did Danny convince the rest of the tribe to get rid of her?
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
• Trump was convinced the group that has run the events since 1988 was stacked against him.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 15 May 2024
• Now Biden just has to convince the rest of the country.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Is this just a move to convince her of his own diligence?
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
• And if that review won’t convince you, maybe the pants' $31 price tag will.
  — Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2023
• If the runways still don’t convince you, here’s how the Refinery29 team styles red — their way.
  — Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 8 June 2023
• But not all are convinced by the merits of closing the New York space.
  — Christy Choi, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
• For the first 10 nights of Ramadan, the Waqf managed to convince the handful of stragglers to leave the mosque.
  — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2023
• Just a few short months ago, the tech world was convinced AI hardware could be the next big thing.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2024
• Eya pleads with the crew to convince Mastoura to come back and finish their big scene.
  — Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
• Fans are convinced that the collection is a nod to Kelce, 34.
  — Catherine Santino, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
• The man’s adult daughter is on the other end, trying to convince him to leave.
  — Vasco Cotovio, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
• The next step is convincing Conrad and Jeremiah’s dad to buy the house from her.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 13 Aug. 2023
• Augie is not always convinced by the charms of life outside the bubble.
  — Sally Singer, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2023
• Henry cannot tell you to donate, his heart convinces you to.
  — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2024
• The father is convinced that his son’s mental illness was a result and not a cause of the drug use.
  — David Hilzenrath, CNN, 10 May 2023
• Masimo failed to convince a jury of its claims this year.
  — Mark Gurman, Fortune, 27 Dec. 2023
• But might a suitor convince her there's more for her in this life than settling?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 May 2024
• If that isn't convincing enough, the best part might be that most of these recipes are quick and easy, on the table in under an hour.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 June 2023
• Dell convinced Lemkau with a text of 14 reasons to take the job—including the promise to be CEO on day one.
  — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2024
• The move was an attempt by the U.K. government to convince Berlin to move on its Leopards.
  — Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 23 Jan. 2023
• Counseling classes convinced Heye that wasn’t the path for him.
  — oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2023
• But back to Best, whose parents were convinced their son could excel at the no-contact sport.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
• That year, a pair of young girls named Maggie and Kate Fox convinced the public that spirits communicated with them through mysterious rapping noises.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
• The outcome of this exceptionally tight presidential race may turn on whether Harris, in these final days of the campaign, can convince enough fence-sitting voters to embrace that message.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024