How to Use persuasion in a Sentence

persuasion

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  • 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 of course, persuasion was not the goal of this hearing.
    — David Blackmon, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • The mermaid-like Sirens in Wednesday, such as Bianca, have the power of persuasion.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Use your power of persuasion to convince those close to you to join in and be supportive.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • And so, as the voting heads into the final stretch, Iger’s persuasion skills have been in full effect.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But our job is to speak to people of all persuasions to get news and insights that our audience needs to know.
    — Kathryn Preston, Fortune, 15 July 2024
  • Trump’s convention speech was 35 minutes of persuasion and 60 minutes of fan service.
    — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 2 Nov. 2024

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