How to Use convincing in a Sentence

convincing

adjective

• They make a convincing case for reform.
• There is no convincing evidence to support his theory.
• Your argument isn't very convincing.
• The pair put on convincing portrayals of the killer doll and his bride.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
• In short, neither the team nor its QB has been very convincing.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
• Arkansas snapped its six-game losing streak to Auburn in convincing fashion.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 29 Oct. 2022
• The first month of 1976 looked like the beginning of a convincing rebound, but instead more pain was ahead.
  — Matt Grossman, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
• But the entire show serves as convincing evidence that no clear boundary between person and persona exists.
  — Sarah Kurchak, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
• On the other side of the ball, the Cowboys are coming off a win, albeit not a very convincing one, against their division rival.
  — Adam Renuart, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
• Hathaway is also good, convincing as a parent whose more difficult choices have no absolutely right answers.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2022
• For kids, the goal is to hit as many houses as possible to maximize the likelihood for free treats — even if that means convincing parents to hit up other neighborhoods.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 28 Oct. 2022
• And given their 6-1 start, Bielema shouldn’t have much trouble convincing prospects to spend their college years on the campus in Champaign.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2022
• Prior to the collapse of the economy, the banks were convincing customers to swap out their greenback savings for local currency with high interest rates on the latter.
  — Quartz, 1 Nov. 2022
• The ability to create convincing fake videos and images, for example, poses serious risks to privacy, security and trust in media.
  — Justin Maier, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
• No, and that was one of the most convincing things for me.
  — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
• That night, my parents sent me — the youngest and cutest and therefore the most convincing — to run across the street and knock on their door.
  — Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
• The Doug O’Neill trained 4-year-old went gate to wire to win the qualifier by a convincing 2¼ lengths.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
• The 6 and 6 Pro can do a convincing impression of both effects with just one press of the shutter.
  — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 1 Apr. 2023
• The 49ers, who finished the season with the No. 1 seed in the NFC, have looked anything but convincing in their playoff run.
  — Ben Morse, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
• The proof was convincing, and it was accepted as correct for over a decade.
  — Quanta Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
• The evidence for using it to treat headaches and back pain is convincing.
  — Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
• The Eagles opened the season with a convincing win at Milford, earning enough style points to remain in the top spot.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
• Wu Min-han, 20, who sat front row with his mother, didn’t need much convincing.
  — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
• At the meeting, the Merrell crew trotted out all kinds of new data, but Frances found none of it convincing.
  — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
• Lush greenery throughout the living room makes the theme even more convincing.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 18 Aug. 2023
• The hope that gesture is trying to convey isn’t all that convincing.
  — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 5 June 2024
• This 24-inch Canadian Pine pick does a pretty convincing job for the price.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2023
• Too bad the writers couldn’t make the central pop star seem like a convincing enough megastar to produce such antics in the first place.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2023
• Will teams try to make more of a convincing argument for their players to stay home in spring training?
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
• The Tigers move in at No. 21 following a convincing win against Kentucky.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024