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.
  • There is even less room for persuasion than there was back then.
    — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Do not fall for threats or persuasion.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Here are some of the best coffee gifts for dads of all persuasions.
    — Reviewed Staff, USA TODAY, 8 June 2018
  • Use your power of persuasion to get others on board with your plans.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • Sister Pat sought to frame her work as more of moral persuasion.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 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
  • 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
  • This tragedy of the global commons will not be solved through persuasion alone.
    — Zachary M. Seward, Quartz, 30 July 2021
  • Those of a blue-and-white persuasion will say the opposite.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • And while most clients will take their guidance, the pair reveal some take a bit more persuasion.
    — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • This time, of course, Jarvis’s powers of persuasion failed her.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 13 May 2017
  • Your powers of persuasion are strong.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Their success is not measured in persuasion, but in turnout.
    — Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
  • 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 both parties, persuasion was out and inflaming the base was in.
    — Karl Rove, WSJ, 7 Nov. 2018
  • Questions were asked of the transfer by football fans of all persuasion.
    — SI.com, 9 Jan. 2018
  • Each step required its own content and persuasion.
    — Prashant Puri, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Its founding was the result of about 20 years of work and persuasion.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The group focuses on door-to-door persuasion and get-out-the-vote efforts.
    — Jennifer Jacobs and Bill Allison / Bloomberg, TIME, 16 July 2024
  • In the north the persuasion is often done in groups of 30, crammed into a small room.
    — The Economist, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Using the opt-out approach, the city doesn’t have to bother with persuasion.
    — James Hanley, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2022
  • That is persuasion messaging dressed in polling clothes.
    — Matt Klink, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Trump, back at the White House, had hung up the phone, his last attempt at persuasion over.
    — Zeke Miller, The Seattle Times, 26 Dec. 2017
  • In the next few days, the effort is to focus on the final stages of their persuasion campaign.
    — NBC News, 20 Oct. 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
  • 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

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