How to Use persuasion in a Sentence

persuasion

noun

• It would take a lot of persuasion to get him to agree to such an offer.
• Most kids don't need much persuasion to use computers.
• But that kind of persuasion was not the purpose of the book.
  — Paul Kengor, National Review, 9 Sep. 2020
• But of course, persuasion was not the goal of this hearing.
  — David Blackmon, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• And so the power of persuasion ranks high on Hodges' job.
  — NBC News, 17 June 2020
• With only a little persuasion, the next stage of the life of the Life and Morals had begun.
  — Peter Manseau, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2020
• At the end of the day, every election is about two things: turnout and persuasion.
  — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 24 Jan. 2023
• There’s charm there, and smarts, along with the skills of persuasion and a million-dollar smile.
  — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2022
• Or maybe Annabella is just a metaphor for the power of persuasion.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022
• For now, the power of emotional persuasion may be about the best Democrats have.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2022
• Sister Pat sought to frame her work as more of moral persuasion.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2022
• Her last gift to me was the ultimate persuasion for faith.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022
• There is a huge crowd within the electorate out there who are still open to persuasion.
  — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2024
• Both the president and speaker will test their powers of persuasion to line up the votes for the deal.
  — Chad Pergram, Fox News, 30 May 2023
• In the next few days, the effort is to focus on the final stages of their persuasion campaign.
  — NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
• To say that many of these films were made with persuasion in mind is not to disparage them.
  — Mark Harris, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• The group focuses on door-to-door persuasion and get-out-the-vote efforts.
  — Jennifer Jacobs and Bill Allison / Bloomberg, TIME, 16 July 2024
• And while most clients will take their guidance, the pair reveal some take a bit more persuasion.
  — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
• The Sea Lions may have head coach Justin James’ powers of persuasion to thank for it.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2022
• This tragedy of the global commons will not be solved through persuasion alone.
  — Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 30 July 2021
• The brand’s new electric vehicle, the Ariya, is of the latter stylish persuasion.
  — cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
• Using the opt-out approach, the city doesn’t have to bother with persuasion.
  — James Hanley, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2022
• That’s where the powers of persuasion from Pat Riley came up short.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 12 June 2021
• Stay alert to persuasion tactics — like good deals that reel you in and tempt you to act on other, not-so-good deals.
  — cleveland, 6 Nov. 2021
• Their method of persuasion is to stroll into Wertz’s home and hold his wife and children hostage while one of them takes Wertz to work.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 26 June 2021
• Right reasoning and persuasion were the name of his game (helped along by abundant wit and charm).
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Dec. 2021
• Use your power of persuasion to get others on board with your plans.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
• Second, persuasion should not be the goal but change of the circumstance that led to their faulty beliefs.
  — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 11 Jan. 2021
• Lawn signs never turn anybody out…TV commercials are good for persuasion.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
• Black voters deserve to be persuaded, and successful political persuasion requires a strong ground game and direct voter contact — something that campaigns over the last few decades have largely failed to do.
  — Derrick Johnson, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025