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.
  • Could not convince them to come.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
  • That right there was enough to convince me to try it.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Still, some are convinced the projects were a boon.
    — Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But the judge wasn’t convinced.
    — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Or their hearts may convince them to close off with their day ones.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • Did Tariq convince you of that as well?
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Hen has to convince Athena to choose life.
    — Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Steven was convinced the Uli votes would go on him.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Katie said her Zoom with you convinced her to cast you.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • One class can convince a fan base that spring is coming.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • She's not convinced all of the new products will work.
    — Nathan Rott, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Your goal isn’t to convince your husband his kids are mean.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Still not convinced about the merits of plants?
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The goal isn’t to convince him of your view, or vice versa.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Can someone convince him to tweet stuff like this for the greater good?
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • Schaefer wasn't convince the game was locked away just yet, though.
    — The Courier-Journal, 27 Aug. 2022
  • In the end, the jury wasn’t convinced.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • That charred flavor will convince you this meal was cooked on the grill for sure.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2025
  • My agent had to work quite hard to convince me to come back to the real world!
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Despite the somber mood, some trustees were not convinced that their fate was sealed.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • But not all researchers are convinced.
    — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Klein is not convinced Europe has got the memo.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • How did Danny convince the rest of the tribe to get rid of her?
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In the end, Beachboard convinced the rest of the band to do it.
    — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Nothing could convince me to take a time machine back to high school.
    — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2022

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