persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv 
-ziv
: tending to persuade
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
Examples of persuasive in a Sentence
We weren't shown any persuasive evidence that he had committed the crime.
a persuasive argument for increasing funding of the city's library system
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
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This rare full mansion—a Gilded Age gem—in Brooklyn's Park Slope makes a persuasive exception.
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Martelli, herself an accomplished actor, has drawn persuasive and involving performances from her international cast.
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George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 May 2026
The policy wonk in me likes to think that the consensus was a result of persuasive ecological analysis by experts.
—Mark Vanderschaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
This rare full mansion—a Gilded Age gem—in Brooklyn's Park Slope makes a persuasive exception.
—Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
Martelli, herself an accomplished actor, has drawn persuasive and involving performances from her international cast.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for persuasive
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“Persuasive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/persuasive. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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persuasive
adjective
per·sua·sive
pər-ˈswā-siv
-ziv
: tending to persuade
a persuasive argument
persuasively
adverb
persuasiveness
noun
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