How to Use convincing in a Sentence

convincing

adjective
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  • They make a convincing case for reform.
  • There is no convincing evidence to support his theory.
  • Your argument isn't very convincing.
  • The drug puts the mind’s ability to create immersive, convincing models of the world on full display — the very same thing our minds do during ordinary consciousness (and dreams).
    — Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 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
  • The pair put on convincing portrayals of the killer doll and his bride.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • In short, neither the team nor its QB has been very convincing.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • 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 first month of 1976 looked like the beginning of a convincing rebound, but instead more pain was ahead.
    — Matt Grossman, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Thus begins a cat-and-mouse game that stretches all the way to a big — and not totally convincing — twist in the final minutes.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2023
  • Cruz was guilty, and the defense had to focus on the only goal within reach — convincing at least one juror to spare his life.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Less convincing is a scene where Saruul rents a hotel room and tries a number of toys on herself.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Harington does a convincing job in that sense, playing a man who can be loving and seething — or is that teething?
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024
  • The convincing win was the first for any of the current Patriots against the Cardinals and also helped shrug off the team’s 1-1 tie against Gilman earlier in the week.
    — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Reignited by the halftime talk from Hall and the other seniors, Auburn’s defense pitched a shutout in the second half as the team pulled away for a convincing 41-17 win.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2022
  • But the new season is also a more confident and convincing version of itself.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024

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