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
• That charred flavor will convince you this meal was cooked on the grill for sure.
  — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Schaefer wasn't convince the game was locked away just yet, though.
  — The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2022
• 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
• That was enough to convince McVay to rest Stafford against the Seahawks, and keep the 16th-year pro out of harm’s way.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
• The next step is convincing Conrad and Jeremiah’s dad to buy the house from her.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 13 Aug. 2023
• Since the war started, Sendeha said he’s tried to convince his father to come to the U.S.
  — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2022
• 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
• And none of this can convince Trump to stop behaving like Trump.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2022
• If virus season can't convince Jenner to change her ways, maybe the rats will.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2022
• The trick is to convince local nurseries to provide seedlings to use.
  — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2022
• So can Wennes convince the higher ups in Spain to sponsor a trip for Nadal to Boston?
  — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022
• That Vera convinces him to sounds like a standard the-show-must-go-on movie triumph.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
• The club was convinced this roster was a playoff roster, and that’s looking unlikely.
  — Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025