| 单词 | persuade |
| 例句 | Has he persuaded Theo to his side, or will his brother abandon him? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was just after you were kidnapped and taken to the Dominican Republic that the dictator Jean- Claude Duvalier was finally persuaded to leave our Haiti. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Most likely Holmes forged the envelopes or else duped Emeline into preparing them by persuading her they would be used for a legitimate purpose, perhaps for Christmas cards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z My team and I persuaded Darden Restaurants, the parent company behind chains like Olive Garden and Red Lobster, to make changes to the kinds of food it offered and how it was prepared. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose I might persuade you to pay me a visit at my house sometime?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Someone had once tried to persuade him that the ancients did not understand the winds in the Mediterranean. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They persuaded Mr Charles to accompany them, and since the chauffeur was on leave at that point, enlisted my father to drive the car. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It had been very hard work, he said, but he had persuaded the men to give up their pepper at eleven dollars a picul. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z By means of them he contrived to persuade the people just as he used to persuade a man. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z She endeavoured to persuade herself that she did not regret it; but she could no longer be blind to Miss Bingley’s inattention. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z For a social epidemic to start, though, some people are actually going to have to be persuaded to do something. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m persuaded. Those turkeys were no joke, though. Got a man lynched, understand? You steer clear of Mrs. Bourne from now on even if you have to go out of your way.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, my dear. I hope to persuade you one day.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z So Lao Lao went to the rich magistrate of the town and persuaded him to give her a bottle of his best wine. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The doctor was persuaded that she couldn’t possibly be a midwife. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The State called Dr. Seger, who persuaded the jury that there was nothing mentally wrong with George, even as he continuously spit in a cup and made loud clucking noises throughout the trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Just before his mother, who lived in Montgomery, was summoned to help persuade him to go to a hospital, George boarded a Greyhound bus in the middle of the night. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He might have persuaded the others to take part in whatever it was that he was plotting. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph staked his credibility on Molly’s behavior; he worked hard to persuade Dina that a sweet kid was hiding under that fierce hair and makeup. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z General Motors eventually persuaded other companies that benefited from road building to help pay for the costly takeover of America’s trolleys. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z Catt had remained dedicated to traditional lobbying—privately meeting with legislators and the president to persuade them to support suffrage—whereas Paul’s campaign had been designed to humiliate the president. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I contended that it would be a mistake for the Communist party to persuade writers to abandon imaginative work to write pamphlets. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My father had trouble persuading my mother to go along with the scheme. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z On the other hand, suppose our time traveler had persuaded Queen Isabella that Columbus’ geography was faulty, that from Eratosthenes’ estimate of the circumference of the Earth, Columbus could never reach Asia. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That same month, North Carolina’s liberal governor, Terry Sanford, tried to improve race relations in his state by creating a biracial Good Neighbor Council, charged with persuading white businesses to hire more blacks. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t that exciting. He just wanted me to help him persuade this old teacher to come out of retirement. His name’s Horace Slughorn.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She was speaking faster and faster in her effort to persuade James not to give up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He so thrilled us with tales of the mines that he almost persuaded me that to be a miner was more alluring than to be a monarch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She persuaded the czar to let her fly for Russia as a military reconnaissance pilot, scouting out the best direction for soldiers on the ground to fire their guns. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Although guards carry automatic weapons, Shin and Park persuaded each other that their chances of not getting killed were good. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z We don’t believe in an evil god that could be persuaded to put a curse on somebody. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Rose is going to take years to persuade. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z If only he could be persuaded to drop it here and now, there would be no harm done—unless, indeed, he had already said anything to Pipkin. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not nearly enough to persuade mainstream voters that we have relied too heavily on incarceration or that drug abuse is a public health problem, not a crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z By poking the bull hook in and around her underarms and legs, he persuades her to make a tour of sorts around the hippodrome. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “In short,” Lazlo concluded, “the purpose of this delegation is to persuade the seraphim to be on their way. Politely, of course. Failing that: forcible eviction.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At the Goupil gallery he's also trying to persuade his bosses to see the value of this new Impressionist style: the use of color, light, brushstrokes, the freedom, the originality. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Over the years Deganawidah and Ayenwatha persuaded the Seneca, Cayuga, Oneida, and Mohawk to form an alliance instead of constantly fighting. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Men seldom do, for when women are the advisers, the lords of creation don’t take the advice till they have persuaded themselves that it is just what they intended to do. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Athena, sweeping down to the battlefield, persuaded the foolish heart of Pandarus, a Trojan, to break the truce and shoot an arrow at Menelaus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Michael and I had reached out to Chapman once more before the hearing to see if we could persuade him to reopen the investigation and independently reexamine whether McMillian was guilty. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z If you persuaded the conductor you were a fellow employee who had to go home on some family business, he just did the favor for you without a second thought. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Stay might be possible, if this grandmother could be persuaded.... Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But the doctors, her mother, even her coworkers at the beauty parlor finally persuaded Felicia to send Ivanito to boarding school. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z If I had any money left I’d light a candle to St. Francis and ask him if there’s any chance God could be persuaded to perform a miracle on my shoulders. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But maybe I could persuade a few of the masters of what had really happened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I tried to persuade her to come live with me in Johannesburg, but she swore that she would not leave the countryside she loved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He taught us how to play poker, which I had to be persuaded to do, but once I began it made me feel deliciously wicked. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Or at least persuade him to let me use the family laptop so I could do an internet search on how to fix a broken iPhone. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Eventually the owner came back, and we persuaded him to let Rickie join the Tchimpounga chimps before she got any older. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Gone are the days when he tried to persuade Theo to quit his job to be a painter with him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She tried to persuade her father to stay, but he was convinced that they were in great danger by staying where they were. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The murderers were arrested within hours because one of the Klansmen was actually an undercover FBI informant who, as he later testified, had tried to persuade the others to give up the chase. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Lucy was trying to persuade Ricky to let her replace their old icebox with a new refrigerator. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z While his neighbor was trying to persuade him a violent racket broke out overhead. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Daliwonga was playing a leading part in persuading the Bunga to accept Bantu Authorities, for the new order would reinforce and even increase his power as the chief of Emigrant Thembuland. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once an inventor has discovered a use for a new technology, the next step is to persuade society to adopt it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They were an obstinate lot, it would take a long time to persuade one of them to go with him, and very likely it would disturb Silvertongue. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z RON: You persuaded the Sorting Hat, don’t you remember? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Mr. Rochester had himself written the direction, “Mrs. Rochester, —— Hotel, London,” on each: I could not persuade myself to affix them, or to have them affixed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z A husky guy wearing a maroon college sweatshirt follows after them and tries to persuade them back inside. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “I’ll ask if she can persuade the others to call a truce.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Colonel Gerineldo Márquez, besieged by pressures of all kinds, left his bed of a paralytic in order to persuade his former companion in arms. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The couple has now resided there for a dozen years and gradually persuaded the Fayu to renounce violence. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t go now. I hoped to persuade you to stay the night.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the nurseries all the little boys were moving heaven and earth to persuade their mothers to have hard pears for dinner, which were stewed in honey-syrup and vinegar, and eaten with whipped cream. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s very persuasive, and she wants to be persuaded. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The Nazis also bombarded the general public with propaganda to persuade them that the money spent on the care of the physically and mentally “unfit” could be put to better use. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Then will you join me—and persuade your friends as well? We need you: Efrafa doesn’t need you.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If she couldn’t persuade them to leave, any bloodshed would be her fault. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jefferson and Madison even managed to persuade themselves that Adams had concocted the entire XYZ Affair to mobilize popular support for a declaration of war. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z As if trying to persuade Lydia that it really was awesome, which was what he was doing. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They had waited for him, and given him up, and persuaded Sir Lavine to fight in his place. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "We need to go back to Gilgamesh and persuade him to fight. It's the only way." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The time crowded together and at an End of Days I was swinging on the back of the rackety trolley, smiling sweetly and persuading my charges to “step forward in the car, please.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In Charles V’s court he persuaded the bored monarch to let him loose in North America with an expedition of his own. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The terrible thing that the Party had done was to persuade you that mere impulses, mere feelings, were of no account, while at the same time robbing you of all power over the material world. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Thethuthinnang was distressed, for it was she who had picked Thrayonlosa as one of the more sturdy and sensible does in the Mark and persuaded her to join in the escape. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z With only occasional, and increasingly rare, encounters with the little girls he could persuade to be entertained by him, he lived rather peaceably among his things, admitting to no regrets. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z His life was simply unbearable, for all the usual reasons, and the Columbine coverage persuaded him it would only get worse. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Gorgias’s brother Herodicus is a doctor, and the former attests that when trying to persuade a patient to submit to a course of treatment, his oratory is far more effective than his brother’s medical expertise. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Trying to persuade the Americans of the value of antiseptic methods, he gave lectures about germs, pus, and infection. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was dangerous to wait, but all he could do was persuade her, as usual. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After I was born in Las Pasturas she persuaded my father to leave the llano and bring her family to the town of Guadalupe where she said there would be opportunity and school for us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “For we must attribute this happy conclusion,” she added, “in a great measure to his kindness. We are persuaded that he has pledged himself to assist Mr. Wickham with money.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I even kind of persuaded him to go along with my plan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Unsettled, I quicken my pace, eventually persuading an elderly Plebeian man to direct me to Teluman's forge. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He never gave up hope that one day he would persuade her to marry him. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Mother said I was the only one who could calm him, and I persuaded myself that that was true. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You came all the way here tonight just to persuade me to leave Tokyo, didn’t you?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was trying to think of some way to persuade him when he waved a hand at me, shooing me toward the door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Only Indian tribes are allowed to run casino operations in Florida, so Dusty somehow persuaded a couple of rich Miccosukees from Miami to buy the marina and make it part of their reservation. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I hadn’t persuaded him that I’d really dropped the Underworld idea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Drunk Rachel—wanting to be part of the story, needing a way to persuade Scott to talk to her—she lied. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It took them some time to persuade Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We tried to persuade New Orleans prosecutors that Mr. Carter, blind and in his sixties, should be released after nearly fifty years in prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z By the end of the day, I was persuaded things would improve, even while I felt newly burdened by the weight of it all. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to acknowledge it for a long time, and even when I did, I tried to persuade myself it was something that would go away along with his various aches and pains. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Outraged by the lack of local law enforcement interest in the case, the black community and civil rights activists persuaded the United States Department of Justice to get involved. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ignatius looked at the scratches he had received in trying to persuade the cat to remain in the bun compartment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some other men even persuaded General Pupo to join the plot. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I seem to have persuaded Susan and Robert, who no longer look concerned for my mental stability, but Caleb narrows his eyes at me, the way he does when he suspects someone of duplicity. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They did not need persuading, having been looking forward to the Day of Judgment for a dozen years, and expecting its sweet relief any minute now. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When you paint with that ink it may physically be black but it suggests to your eye and persuades your seeing that it is all the colors in the world. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I listened to Nat that day, and on many subsequent occasions when he preached the virtues of communism and tried to persuade me to join the party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of businessmen from the chamber of commerce had tried to persuade Arthur to run for the Washington state legislature. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Seriously, however, she felt tolerably persuaded that all this must have taken place with that gentleman’s concurrence. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The same distinction, by the way, applies to continual and continuous, the adjective forms. convince/persuade. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But how on earth was he going to persuade Uncle Vernon or Aunt Petunia to sign the form? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Such factions here we had as commonly attend such voyages, that a pair of gallows was made, but Captain Smith, for whom they were intended, could not be persuaded to use them. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z As the services progressed night after night, my mother tried to persuade me to join, to save my soul at last, to become a member of a responsible community church. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas knew that would be even more difficult than persuading the Keepers had been. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z GINNY: That may be my fault—I persuaded them to put out an emergency edition of the Daily Prophet. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Christina persuaded me to join her in getting a tattoo of the Dauntless seal. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The leaders of Jamestown tried to persuade Indians to transform themselves into Europeans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The Kappa feeds on human blood but may be persuaded not to harm a person if it is thrown a cucumber with that person’s name carved into it. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Unable to persuade my colleagues, I resigned for the second time, the only one of the six to do so. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And did Homeless Harry try to persuade you to delay it?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One early morning they persuaded Silver to come with them and traveled over a mile to the outskirts of Kingsclere, returning with a tale of mischief and feasting in a cottage garden. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d then persuaded Keffers to give him one of the little black notebooks he scribbled his figures in, and since then, Tommy had finished at least a dozen of his fantastic creatures. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not easy to persuade Mother to tell of her girlhood in the North, where her grandmother’s land stretched farther than doves could fly, where looking pretty and writing poetry were her only duties. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z After five courses and a great deal of wine, Tsukiko allows herself to be persuaded to accept an invitation to perform in a not yet existent circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Voldemort was sent to persuade people to part with their treasures for sale by the partners, and he was, by all accounts, unusually gifted at doing this.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We learned the ways of investigation, of interview, how to listen, how to persuade, how to threaten. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He touched her bare breast lightly, and whispered, “Let me stay and help persuade you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If he were alone, I might try to persuade him to run away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She was speaking faster and faster in her effort to persuade James not to give up. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Even though we hadn't yet persuaded a court to stay his execution, our efforts seemed to help him cope. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When she died in 1985, he vanished from our house and could not be persuaded to return. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z With the infinitive, use persuade: We were persuaded to go. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After speaking with Darnell, I thought about refiling his assertions before the case went up on appeal and maybe, just maybe, we could persuade local officials to retreat from the case against Walter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the end she persuaded him to swallow four tablets of soma. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Assuring her that he had come up with a plan from which only great profit would result, Holmes persuaded her to transfer the deed to her Fort Worth land to a man named Alexander Bond. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He got there second and persuaded me to move to another table, which he said was better. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Christina also persuaded me to purchase a shirt that exposes my shoulders and collarbone, and to line my eyes with black pencil again. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Told there was a costume party ashore, Hudson was persuaded to dress in a bedsheet with a teapot lid tied with ribbons to his head. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Enough. He was not wrong. Never trust a sellsword Or a queen, thought Dany. “Is there some man in the Second Sons who might be persuaded to ... remove ... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It took the cops and other frightened adults three hours to persuade him to put the gun down. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It took him a while to persuade her to wake up and then to look at him, as she kept shuffling around on her perch, showing him her tail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was also his undeniable skill in persuading numerous Cambridge women to pose for his camera. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I attempted to persuade my mother and my brothers to go to México. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He borrowed $311 from the Bank of America, using his car as collateral for the loan, and persuaded his wife to give him $15 in cash from her purse. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z They went to his home: he had locked himself in the bedroom, and had to be persuaded to come out: he was staggering drunk, but still pretty funny. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z If that didn’t work, he would talk to them earnestly and try to persuade them. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless a new source of coin could be found, or the Iron Bank persuaded to relent, he would have no choice but to pay the crown’s debts with Lannister gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So reported the government officials Mr. Benedict had persuaded to raid the Institute. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The rain came down as though once more in Heaven the Lord had been persuaded of the good uses of a flood. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I try to argue with Therese, but her faith will not be persuaded by my reason. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was he who persuaded her to sell her house and come to Tampa with him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I had no way of knowing if the Court had been persuaded. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Their minds had emptied to some extent, their defenses were down, so that they were easily persuaded of the absolute authority of the ward sister. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Walter had tried to persuade his original lawyers to speak to this man, but they had failed to do so. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Eventually, friends persuaded her to reconsider her decision and sing again. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Uncle Al called me in yesterday. He wants me to persuade you to go back to August. He made threats.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He has no success persuading Uncle Cent to give him money to set up his own gallery. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I replied that we’d like to stay with them for a day or two and try to persuade them to change their mind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My father has a way of persuading people without charm that has always confused me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It would have been wholly within character for Holmes to have first persuaded the “brother-in-law” to take out a life insurance policy with Holmes as beneficiary. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One of these is a man who edits the city paper, and after some persuading and several glasses of wine, he manages to get Friedrick to show him the journal. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My mission was to persuade Daliwonga — a man destined to play a leading role in the politics of the Transkei — to oppose the imposition of the Bantu Authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He managed to track down a copy of the actual scientific paper and to persuade scientists at the US Atomic Energy Commission to explain to him what it meant. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He would watch and wait, and try to persuade Coach to take him back. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “You are hindering Nico. You try to persuade him to give up his goal. I would make him a lord!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z No promised peace could ever have persuaded her captain to permit Brown Ben Plumm to stroll back into Meereen and leave alive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When her flirtations became more explicit, Walter hesitated, and then persuaded himself that no one would ever know. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z On Sundays, now, he plays the organ at Grace Lutheran, replacing the lead-footed organist who was persuaded it was time to retire. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Hoover still didn’t trust Comstock, but it was Comstock who used his relationship with Gregg’s father to help persuade the young outlaw to cooperate with the bureau. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Rather remarkably, they persuaded themselves that the animal had enjoyed "the agility and ferocity of the tiger," and portrayed it in illustrations as pouncing with feline grace onto prey from boulders. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Relations deteriorated after this, and in May, I persuaded the ANC of the need for me to make a visit to the king and Buthelezi. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I even persuaded my sister to come to the show with her boyfriend. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I tried to persuade her of the necessity of the struggle, while she attempted to persuade me of the value of religious faith. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was more practical to try and persuade the Northerners to admit Igbo children. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If I show how well I can play, that might persuade someone. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “If I had not persuaded Harriet into liking the man, I could have borne any thing. He might have doubled his presumption to me—but poor Harriet!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Tisquantum persuaded him to arrange for passage to North America on a fishing vessel. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Political detainees all across the country had held a successful hunger strike, persuading the minister of law and order to release over nine hundred of them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That month, I had another homecoming: I returned to Robben Island in order to persuade twenty-five MK political prisoners to accept the government’s offer of amnesty and leave the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The elegance and grandeur of the theory, however, persuaded him that the observations must be in error, a conclusion drawn when the observations are unobliging by many other theorists in the history of science. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “He bears his soul, he admits his guilt, and he tries to use that to persuade others to do right. “Reggie has had a tremendous impact on people’s thinking about distracted driving.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Actually, I’m not s’posed to talk to you at all unless I’m persuading you to join the league.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z She also persuaded a spy sent by the Nationalists in Taiwan to confess—without even beating him, although she said she was perfectly willing to beat those who did not confess. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end she persuaded him, much against his will, to fly over to Amsterdam to see the Semi-Demi-Finals of the Women’s Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora couldn’t tell what feature of the landscape had persuaded the homesteaders to plant their futures, fertile earth or water or vistas. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He was persuaded only with difficulty, for the new policy frustrated his restless desire of power after power. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Unwilling to back down, Anthony went from the convention hall to the Albany Evening Journal, where she persuaded an editor to cover the story of her being shut out of the meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “It will take more than florid words and grandiose promises to persuade me.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Within three years Sky Witness had persuaded the new ruler of Oxwitza’ to betray his masters. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was all I could do to persuade them to stay home and let me deliver the children in the morning. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless, it suddenly occurred to me—and here was an arresting notion—unless persuading yourself that you are not confused is merely a cruel, early symptom of confusion. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It had an obvious application in warfare, both on land and sea, and so he persuaded the Venetian government to reward him for his invention. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She hadn’t managed to persuade Brigid to take off her silly capes, how could she expect to persuade the new girls? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Yolanda, who was still as clever as when the mother had tried to persuade her that white was a better color than pink, was not convinced. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I said looking around the empty room, eyeing the closed doors, trying to think of some way to persuade him to let me in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh! yes, I observed it, I assure you. It was not lost on me. But still I cannot imagine she would not be persuaded.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Now, all that was left was to persuade her that staying with Nan and Wynn was what was best for me, despite what she wanted. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z My mother had trouble persuading me to carry one because I was a lady, but I now realized that a handkerchief was an invaluable tool for a counterspy—to erase fingerprints, and so forth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind keeps tugging me toward my memories of Lynn, in an attempt to persuade me that she is actually gone, but I push away the short flashes as they come. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z They found him under the yew tree and after a rather stormy scene, during which Bigwig grew rough and impatient, he was bullied rather than persuaded into going down with them into the great burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned and stared, to make him afraid, but El-ahrairah was past being afraid and he stared back at them, wondering what they had in mind to persuade him to lose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Osage, meanwhile, had taken their own steps to protect themselves against future plots, persuading Congress to pass a new law. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z We want her to help us persuade you, Johnny said in a voice that was too calm and rational for this eerie place. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew that the court would probably conclude that this evidence should have been presented at trial or in prior proceedings, but I hoped that the judge could be persuaded. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z But Detective Allan Pinkerton ruined the scheme by persuading Lincoln to pass through the city in disguise, several hours ahead of schedule. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mad Max they were calling me, or Max Factor, or this one butthead in L.D. class called me Maxi Pad, until I persuaded him otherwise. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Her mother had begun trying to persuade her father to move south, but business was still decent. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z How is it that she, whom I once hated, now listens without judgment to my sins and even persuades me that I have taken part in a miracle? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He tries to persuade Theo not only with words but with art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Its leaders believed that white South Africans could be persuaded, on moral and humanitarian grounds, to end segregation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt that if he could only persuade his Guenever to make a dean break with the King, so that everything was in the open, there might still be a possibility of honour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We involved expert pathologists and persuaded local authorities that there was no basis on which to convict Marsha of murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Her voice was sweet and gentle and with the help of her Son they could persuade the powerful Father to change His mind. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If she were persuaded to help, she could make Jason able to conquer the bulls and the dragon-teeth men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “They're coming to take me away! That old woman's persuaded them! Why feed us? You, maybe,” she said, looking frantically at Mo, “but why me?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In fact, precisely because Europe was fragmented, Columbus succeeded on his fifth try in persuading one of Europe’s hundreds of princes to sponsor him. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The great essential was to persuade the court to substitute the Durham Rule for the M’Naghten Rule. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Salva would talk to them, encourage them, coax and persuade them. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z American women spent years persuading the government to let them deliver military planes, but only Soviet women could fight air battles in them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “It was well tried. I will forgive you, Jude, and we will go back into the banquet. You will persuade Cardan to do what I need him to. All will be as it should be.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After Barack’s election, I was able to persuade her to move to Washington and work with me as a personal aide and wardrobe stylist. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But it was probably too late to persuade Bigwig to be gentle: he could only hope for the best. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Bessie now endeavoured to persuade her to take a sedative draught: she succeeded with difficulty. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z When day dawned, she persuaded Mortimer to get a little rest himself while she kept watch. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Roza turns on some charm and persuades her to buy a pair of shoes, too. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And now, I had a new way to persuade him: My sister and I loved playing with our neighbor’s dog, Bo. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Though they carried him from one police station to another, though they threatened him, persuaded him, bullied him, and stormed at him, he steadfasdy refused to speak. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Without revealing the source of his information, Ellsberg tried to persuade colleagues at Rand of the danger—Richard Nixon was secretly escalating the Vietnam War. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I see only the hem of her garment now and her leather-shod feet I would kiss them if doing so would persuade her to let me stay. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I knew that what I was saying wouldn't persuade Chapman, but I felt the need to say it anyway. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Because it’s easier to teach a dozen men than one man. How about it, Lupe? You think you can persuade them?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Peggy had almost persuaded him to persevere, to try for just another week, but in the end he had broken down and wept quietly and asked from the heart to be let go home. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “However, we know the rats have taken many spinners prisoner. Perhaps we can free a few and persuade them to accompany us. I have often had good results with spinners.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Even the lonely four-toothed widower who repaired our handbags in the market could not be persuaded to propose. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Despite the lack of state funds, federal money continued to trickle into Alabama, and in 1961 the legislature was again persuaded to make a small appropriation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z All the while, Tisquantum covertly tried to persuade other Wampanoag that he was better able to protect them against the Narragansett than Massasoit. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That was enough to persuade Weaver to abandon his strategy of delay. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z These were men I was trying to persuade to reject Bantu Authorities, and it was apparent that I had not made a very good impression. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And they agreed, just as they did when he persuaded them to exile me.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z This was an unplanned, spur-of-the-moment project for she had gone back to the plantation in order to persuade her husband to go North with her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he warned her solemnly not to be persuaded by anyone to try to see him, on pain of being separated from him forever. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The work went faster when she was able to persuade twenty-five Peruvian soldiers to help dig. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Francis’ subsequent retort that he could always look them up got nowhere in persuading Chargaff that we knew where we were going or how to get there. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “With exquisite delicacy and tact,” Sullivan said, “Jefferey, at a meeting of the Committee, persuaded Daniel, come to Judgment, to add the Western men to the list of his nominations.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “If you could but be persuaded to think no more of it, aunt, and to regard me with kindness and forgiveness——” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Maybe this winter I can be persuaded otherwise. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “When he was trying all the time to persuade you to let her come home when Herbert threw her out?” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerald rode around the block fourteen times, came in for a glass of Kool-aid, and persuaded Aunt Queen to let him explore a little further. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He has persuaded Dud not just to sympathize with, but actually to inhabit his position. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z As if trying to persuade himself, which was what he was doing. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z School was over now; Henry might not be persuaded to wait any longer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He said to my mother, “Mrs. Meeker, even if you can persuade him to come home, they may not let him.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Or reminding him that it won’t be so easy to persuade Dauntless and Candor to join the factionless in their crusade against the faction system. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He begged Amaranta's friends, the ones who sewed with her on the porch, to try to persuade her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Even before he attempted to persuade me with his words, he had forged a bond with me with his movements and his speech. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Roosevelt had been advised of the plan by his wife, Eleanor, who had persuaded him to delay his departure until he could speak to Ickes. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z I still struggled to persuade myself that Mr. Muhammad had been fulfilling prophecy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He was determined to persuade Mullet Fingers that he was someone to be trusted, that he hadn’t come to interfere but rather to help, if Mullet Fingers needed it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But perhaps, if this was so, they might have a good way to persuade me out of it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Your Radiance has stated the case much better than I could have hoped to do myself. I see that you are eloquent as well as beautiful. I am quite persuaded.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I like him. I wish I could persuade him to take over here and run this place—kind of superintendent.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When cotton became readily available there in the eighteenth century, it grabbed so much of the textile market that French woolmakers persuaded the government to ban the new fiber. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I was going to persuade you. How . . . ?” “I started to tell you earlier,” she said, “about my gift. What my hands do. Move your chair closer and I’ll show you now.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “With enough gold, we might persuade the Golden Company to hand over Lord Connington and the pretender.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z These outbursts forced Bradbury into a repetitive routine of pleading with Teller to stay and persuading him that he was loved. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I’m going to persuade him to take me out to dinner at the Italian on Kinglv Road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Prince Doran is a cautious man, that’s true. He will never join us unless he is convinced that we will win. So to persuade him we must show our strength.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had somehow persuaded a woman to come into the laundry room of the house, and then sit up on the gas dryer, which was running. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For more about convince and persuade, see page 95. prevent: We prevented him from going. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He easily persuaded her father to allow her to go back with him, and she herself was happy beyond words at the prospect. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrote Curtis MacDougall, a college professor she knew, and asked him to persuade his students to collect money for the appeal and write Claudette messages of support. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Change your place of work and you may be confronted with an impossible topographical problem to solve, or at least a reluctant driver to persuade. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She persuaded him that there was no reason why this relationship should not continue for the good of all. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I called and persuaded her to come up to see me and discuss her future. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For more about convince and persuade, see page 61. credibility/credulity. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, Bunch spoke to a friend, who persuaded him not to take off, because it would only make him look guilty. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Dr. David Silverstein persuaded the;-y3^ Kenyan health authorities to shut down Nairobi Hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were two issues regarding the authorities about which I could never persuade my colleagues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t wanted that: some inner devil persuaded him that he had not yet reached his destination. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The wife could not persuade him to go away and so she had to show him into the friend’s room. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z After this scouting trip, Gene Johnson persuaded the Army to sponsor a major expedition to Kitum Cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And some inmates in a brawling frame of mind need additional persuading. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But it is difficult to persuade Tobias to do something he doesn’t want to do, and even more difficult to justify my feelings with no evidence except my intuition. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z George Post persuaded him at least to hear what Burnham had to say, arguing that if Hunt stood down, the others would feel pressed to do likewise, for such was Hunt’s influence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “How did you persuade him to come with you?” zhatapH asked. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z What I had to do was figure out some way of persuading them to leave me and the wagonload alone. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She cannot persuade Felicia to take off her nightgown, to allow light in the tenebrous house. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s just lucky that no one he ever dated persuaded him to skip studying and to trust that the right grades would fall into place. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The more time I spent with Walter, the more I was persuaded that he was a kind, decent man with a generous nature. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He is the rightful owner of the space but was persuaded to let me hang out for an hour or two for a price of my one dollar. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Schott’s complete incomprehension suggests that it would have been difficult for Bodin to persuade other scholars that his views made sense. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Anna was a financial burden on her father, so a bishop persuaded her to marry a rich farmer as his second wife. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Theo has persuaded them to let him set up a little display of Impressionists on the entresol. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Go and persuade the sea wave not to break. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! I beg your pardon, sir. I did not immediately recollect. Undoubtedly if you wish it, I will endeavour to persuade them both.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Beck was nearly persuaded to descend with me when I made the mistake of mentioning that Mike Groom was on his way down with Yasuko, a few minutes behind me. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s unclear how Tate was able to persuade Holman’s warden to house two pretrial detainees on death row, although Tate knew people at the prison from his days as a probation officer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Which do you wish: to persuade me that you see five, or really to see them?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Miss Eliza Bennet, let me persuade you to follow my example, and take a turn about the room. I assure you it is very refreshing after sitting so long in one attitude.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z So why visit my home, why order me to persuade the crowd of my love for Peeta? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He decided he should try again to persuade her to make contact with her parents. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He too was small, and inclined to be timid, and Hazel and Fiver had spent the greater part of their last evening in the warren in persuading him to join them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We need him conscious, Kreacher, but if he needs persuading you can do the honors,” said Harry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I’m not entirely sure that’s true, but I manage to persuade myself enough to approach the servants’ entrance and slip inside. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Jon persuaded some, cajoled some, shamed the others, made threats where threats were required. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z To Oppenheimer, this sounded like a marketing pitch for government funding of Lawrence’s laboratory, and he persuaded Ernest to back down. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I persuaded Peeves to crash it right over Filch’s office,” said Nick eagerly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “There’s something funny about that animal!” said Ron, who was trying to persuade a frantically wiggling Scabbers back into his pocket. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Of course, the mere existence of a diversity of results made it difficult to persuade everyone that Brahe’s arguments were conclusive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Licorice Breath lets go of my arm, apparently persuaded that I’m not going to flee. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He had decided to assemble a research team and explore the area in more detail the next year, and persuaded the National Geographic Society to foot the bill. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She was trying to persuade Aunty Ifeoma to ask Papa for them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z When Helenus spoke, however, the Greeks knew well that it would be hard to persuade him whom they had so wronged, to give his precious weapons to them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It took threats of violence by Booth to persuade Lucas to allow the fugitives to stay the night at his cabin. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even if he wanted to take us with him, how could he possibly persuade the Nazi administrators, especially Amon Goeth, who had absolute final say over us, to go along with such a crazy scheme? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I wish our cowboy could be persuaded to buy a horse, that I could be invisible until I can talk back, that English could be learned without so many rules. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z My family might never have become silk farmers if it hadn’t been for the Emperor Justinian, who, according to Procopius, persuaded two missionaries to risk it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As a child, Turner had once tried to persuade himself that preventing his mother’s sudden death by avoiding the pavement cracks outside his school playground was a nonsense. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One of them persuaded him to take some drugs back home to St. Louis. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Nisus saw the impossibility of persuading him and sorrowfully yielded. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus, his mother, whose opinion he highly valued, had persuaded him that Hitler was leading Germany down the right path. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I called him by his first name and could persuade him to do things when other officers failed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It will be your job to persuade Professor Slughorn to divulge the real memory, which will undoubtedly be our most crucial piece of information of all.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The money is an incentive—the word “incentive” here means “an offered reward to persuade you to do something you don’t want to do”—to read long, dull, and difficult books. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z His own was easy enough, since it was the truth: Mr. Rutger, properly persuaded, had made a special exception in his case. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He had a map drawn of what he had seen, persuaded Prince Charles to look at it, and curried favor with him by asking him to award British names to all the Indian settlements. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But really, you know, when you do that night after night it’s kind of hard to persuade yourself you’re leading a rich and thrilling existence. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Together they devise a plan to persuade Goupil’s to champion their favorite artists not only in Paris but also in The Hague and in London. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It would never have occurred to them that they could be persuaded to reach a conclusion by something so arbitrary and seemingly insignificant as a smile or a nod from a newscaster. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His parents were extremely alarmed when they heard about this brush with disaster but were unsure how to persuade Chris to exercise more caution in the future. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it Kelton who persuaded him, I wonder—or was it because I corroborated his abysmal view of humanity? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I was increasingly persuaded that we would have to figure out who really had killed Ronda Morrison to win Walter's release. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Once she was queen, she could persuade Joff to bring Father back and grant him a pardon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Maybe now you can start to work on Grandma—she’s going to be a lot tougher to persuade. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “But what help do you require, Narcissa? If you are imagining I can persuade the Dark Lord to change his mind, I am afraid there is no hope, none at all.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z There was an example of someone persuaded from the outside-in, of an external gesture affecting an internal decision. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It took Fenoglio only a few words to persuade the guard outside the door that he had to speak to Basta at once. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He's gotten the medicine -I don't know how, persuaded some gaggle of romantic fools to sell their jewels -and I can save Peeta! The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The reader gets the feeling that he’s being bullied rather than persuaded. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Robbie was wanting to persuade her to erect a pergola and train along it a slow-growing wisteria whose flower and scent he liked. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Haystack sat down once more and could not be persuaded to move. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I can persuade myself not to, I slip it onto my unworthy finger. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z None of this persuaded the most die-hard Aristotelians, who simply refused to accept that what was seen through the telescope was real, imagining it to be some artefact produced by the lenses themselves. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z If I could find her, maybe I could persuade her to lift my curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z One day, she brought her resume into his office, hoping to persuade him to accept her. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been persuaded that she and I were friends, and though I knew little as yet about what friendship entailed, I felt that surely a friend would wish to say farewell. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Alex had almost managed to persuade himself that this whole business was just some sort of crazy adventure...a game. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Stanton asked Anthony, trying to persuade her that they should work on women’s rights issues before temperance and other reforms. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Somehow, Jefferson was even able to persuade himself that he was beyond temptation and happily ensconced on his mountaintop for the duration. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z And she had persuaded her mother to quit her job as a cleaning lady at Wanamaker’s Department Store. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Her father’s aide understood that sometimes being a patriot meant using any means necessary to persuade people to follow the right path. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “How can you persuade a paranoid adversary to disarm ‘by example’?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In early July he persuaded Albert Einstein to put his name to a letter alerting the president of the United States to the threat. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He tries to persuade Theo to turn to God for strength. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Maybe he thought he could persuade ’em ... maybe he just wanted ’em outta the way. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “If you had wits and could persuade me, it would not move me to revenge as much as the sight of you!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Levanthal wanted to see if he could persuade a group of college seniors at Yale University to get a tetanus shot. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it might not be too late, even now, to persuade him to agree to a new plan—a plan that would be as good for one warren as the other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t easy persuading naked girls to pose, but Hungry Joe had the knack. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Every word she said persuaded Theon that this was all some ploy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the Meno Socrates persuaded an uneducated slave boy that he already knew that the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z But he did allow himself to be persuaded, otherwise he would have been ostracized. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I persuade a city official to open a hydrant so we can water them, but they’re still without hay or oats. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After some coaxing, Nettle was persuaded to take back his boots, tie them together and carry them round his neck. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Cotter was persistent, however, and thanks to his efforts the American Embassy persuaded the Nepalese army to attempt a helicopter rescue in the Cwm. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Tab wasn’t coming; the Human Rights Club met on Tuesdays at lunch, and even a cupcake couldn’t persuade her to miss quality time with the Berperson. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I wondered how safely he could live in the community if everyone was persuaded that he was a dangerous murderer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I’m not sure how my mother persuaded Miss Hazel to go along with the arrangement. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had had a very hard time indeed to persuade the King, but he had spared no pains. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Alex left the pickup, Gallien reached behind the seat, pulled out an old pair of rubber work boots, and persuaded the boy to take them. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel had said nothing more to persuade them, feeling that it would be better simply to leave things to set in his favor. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This matter came up for debate in the council of the Achaeans, where the legate of Antiochus persuaded them to remain neutral. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Lobbyists from the oil, tire, and automobile industries, among others, had persuaded state and federal agencies to assume that fundamental expense. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z They tried to persuade him, and he tried to persuade them, to no avail. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I might be able to persuade him not to show the message to Anna or to the police. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You saw her answer!—you wrote her answer too. Emma, this is your doing. You persuaded her to refuse him.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I’ve tried to persuade him to come back to school, and he said he would, but I’m not sure I believe him. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Still, hoping to tie up the case as neatly and quickly as possible, he made one last attempt to persuade Hale to confess. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z With difficulty, the Captain persuaded his friend to let him drive and then began their hair-raising trip from Le Havre to Paris, culminating in a cross-city ride at the busiest time of the afternoon. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After she quit, William even told a friend that he had persuaded her to take time off. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel had shown the other scholars the severed head of a man called Stanislaus Grumman, and that kinda persuaded them to give him some money to come north and find out what had happened. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In November, after the first hard frost, I got a call from Brian, who said that Mom had succeeded in persuading Dad to quit his job and return to the city. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His rolling periods impressed his audiences, but if the chief object of rhetoric is to persuade, Churchill’s didn’t—much of the time—do that. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He took part in an unarmed combat class and was knocked to the ground so often that it took all his nerve to persuade himself to get up again. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I hope I can persuade you to remain king until Oak is ready to return.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He went to his sister’s fish store on Ludlow Street and persuaded her to give him a consignment of herring on credit. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z If Fist could have been persuaded to nap, he would have liked it even more. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And I went on to explain that all we wanted was their agreement to our persuading a few does to come back with us. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Because who you like can’t be forced or persuaded or manipulated. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “If you can persuade them to pass new laws, the old ones will be a dead letter.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I had a way of persuading my Class Dean to let me do irregular things. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He persuaded the boy to change his mind and urged him to the board. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The members of the government persuaded us to allow them to speak last. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could make my parents understand, persuade them to speak up, act out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She persuaded three of her brothers to go with her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, with the aid of several glasses of champagne, Tsukiko persuades her to abandon the effort, drawing her out into the sunken garden to distract her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Guess there’s only one way to persuade you.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He’s persuaded her not to get the police involved, but if I carry on . The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron supposed she had taken refuge in the library and didn’t try to persuade her to come back. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z When Mark Antony finally did order Cleopatra to go home to Alexandria and wait for him there, she persuaded him to reconsider. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Still in possession of Alice, he persuaded Carrie to let him pick up two more of her children, explaining that their father, in hiding, was desperate to see them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Then I asked: “Ruth, are you serious about Tommy? I mean, if I do persuade him, and you get back together, you won’t hurt him again?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Black elites found they had much to gain by positioning themselves as “race managers,” and many poor African Americans became persuaded that perhaps their degraded status was, after all, their own fault. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Or perhaps I could persuade my husband to issue the command. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The second is that we are less persuaded by parenting theory than by what the data have to say. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In Fischer’s and Orasanu’s minds, there were at least six ways to try to persuade the pilot to change course and avoid the bad weather, each with a different level of mitigation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z To my surprise, my mother wasn’t persuaded by my father’s dramatic concessions. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In letters, and on a visit home in early June 1884, he tries to persuade Vincent to paint with lighter, brighter colors. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Some say that she sailed with the Argonauts; others that Jason persuaded her not to do so. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not surprised it could say something like that, to persuade you to let it stay.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In an intense but calm voice, the assassin confided to Augustus, as though trying to persuade him, the strangest thing: “I’m mad. I’m mad!” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The attorney and guardian Comstock, who White no longer doubted was helping investigators by persuading witnesses to talk, had begun to receive threats to his life. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z With infinite difficulty, for he was stubborn as a stone, I persuaded him to make an exchange in favour of a sober black satin and pearl-grey silk. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The government had sent “feelers” to me over the years, beginning with Minister Kruger’s efforts to persuade me to move to the Transkei. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The truth was—and nothing would have persuaded Nero to believe it—that it had never occurred to Lazlo to seek his own advantage. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Any chance I can persuade you to stay in the car?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I did so that evening, and despite their misgivings, I persuaded them to permit Mr. de Klerk to have the last word. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That tells us whom we must persuade to accompany us on the quest. We are proceeding as if the ‘two over’ are you and your sister. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The victim gave notice but was persuaded to stay after Ernest assembled the entire staff to witness his personal apology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He sought me in good faith, and so persuaded me. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Lola was required only to remain silent about the truth, banish it and forget it entirely, and persuade herself not of some contrary tale, but simply of her own uncertainty. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Ernest disclosed that he had received a visit from Arthur P. M. Fleming, research director of the British industrial giant Metropolitan-Vickers, and persuaded him to put up the money for a Liverpool cyclotron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Hitler Youth even persuaded their friends and neighbors to donate skis and bicycles for the war effort. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I could try to persuade myself that he’s just trying to do the right thing, morally and professionally. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He came forth, and going to Pentheus again he tried to persuade him to yield to what these wonders plainly showed was divine, and welcome this new worship of a new and great god. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He was persuaded that the revealed documents gave no support to the Trinitarian doctrines which were due to late falsifications. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Her gentle grin persuades me to take a bite. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z My secretary, Judy Fella, had used her not inconsiderable charm to persuade British Airways to give herself and me free seats on a Concorde as a publicity venture. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the aunt who persuaded or cajoled Mr Coldfield into the big wedding. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthropology tells us and archaeology implies that our uncivilised ancestors could be red in tooth and claw; psychoanalysis seeks to persuade us that the savage in all of us lurks not far below the skin. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z As evening wore on the mother brought out a striped mat, for she had persuaded us to stay the night, on which to sleep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z There could have been no question of trying to persuade him to leave the warren with Hazel and Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So it got to be divided down the lines of young against old, with Anatole persuading a lot of the younger men. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Convince is usually followed by of or that, and persuade is followed by to. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The unstinting efforts of this office in persuading Muggles that all photographic evidence of the Loch Ness kelpie is fake have gone some way to salvaging a situation that at one time looked exceedingly dangerous. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Who had inveigled the child with promises, and thought of the hiding place under the willow tree, and persuaded her — no dragged her against her will — to meet Hannah? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She persuaded the avenging goddesses also to accept it, and with this new law of mercy established they themselves were changed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If I wanted to persuade you of continental drift, for example, I would point you to the classic papers on paleomagnetism and we could then go and make our measurements in the field. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He told his family how he had persuaded me to take his case and bragged that I only represented people who were smart and charming. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They didn't stay long, just long enough to persuade their mother to let them stay at their grandfather's for supper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Jones persuaded the assassins that the best way to escape was to stop running and go into hiding. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Teaching such an ancient Sapiens English, persuading him of the truth of Christian dogma, or getting him to understand the theory of evolution would probably have been hopeless undertakings. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, he prodded and persuaded and inspired and bribed the boys to do right, but he never forced them, never commanded, never shouted. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘If you refuse to fight each other, you shall be persuaded!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It occurred to him that perhaps he might start his venture from the other end—by persuading some of the does to join him and working out a plan afterward, perhaps with their help. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I don’t want to. But it might persuade you to make some change for your own boys. Maybe if you just said she went away and you don’t know where.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z L’Hôpital was so enthralled by the new mathematics that he persuaded Bernoulli to send him all Bernoulli’s new mathematical discoveries for the marquis to use as he desired, in return for cash. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z There was no problem persuading her to spend a Saturday afternoon this way, for we told her that she was participating in perhaps the most famous event in biology since Darwin’s book. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z If she could persuade him to unshackle her, a dark night like this was made for running. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He could not persuade himself that a “beneficent & omnipotent God” would have created parasites and would have cats play with and torture mice. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Missing from the paintings, though, is the most important moment of all, the moment when one person was persuaded to put their trust in another. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Over the next week, I give up any hope I had that she could be persuaded to my cause. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But how were the others to be persuaded? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z McKissick and the black student leaders knew that such violence could only hurt their cause, and at 10 P.M. they persuaded the protesters to go home. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Agents, believing that she was about to die, tried to persuade her to give a confession. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Hera, enraged at this honor to her rival, persuaded the God of the Sea to forbid the Bears to descend into the ocean like the other stars. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know I can’t persuade you to stay,” David said, stepping forward. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Despite complaining and even begging, however, he couldn’t persuade them to let him stop. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he persuaded—and had a great difficulty in doing so—certain of the chieftains to hide inside it, along with himself, of course. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She would persuade them not precisely with what she had to say but with the entirety of who she was. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Sourmelina had tried to persuade her to borrow a dress with a low neckline. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As he ran, he sent his voice ahead of him, entreating her, persuading her, reassuring her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I persuaded him not to. Three buckets of water did the trick.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It took some convincing, but without her sons, Mrs. Diamant wasn’t as hard to persuade as I thought she might be. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The fried plantain hawker tried to persuade Ifemelu to buy fried sweet potatoes as well. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Harry got dressed and was just persuading a disgruntled Hedwig to get back into her cage when Ron banged his way into the room, pulling a sweatshirt over his head and looking irritable. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z We could not tear ourselves away from each other nor persuade ourselves to say the word “Farewell!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z She nodded, and I persuaded her to tell it back to me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “There is still time for me to kill you,” he said, “if you really persuade me that it’s the sensible thing to do.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He began talking to the Latino gang leaders of the neighborhoods, and he persuaded seventy-five of them to sign a peace treaty. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z But Louis XIV persuaded England to switch sides, offering large financial incentives and a promise of territory on mainland Europe once The Netherlands had been conquered. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Hornet tried to persuade him to stay with Lucia arid the kittens instead of coming along with them to search for Prosper. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z All week, I try to persuade Maddy to stay in cooking club. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z She was invulnerable to praise, reason, and shame, which meant she couldn’t be coaxed or persuaded, and she was cunning, which made her hard to trick. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had the air of a doctor, a teacher, even a priest, anxious to explain and persuade rather than to punish. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Later it began to rain and I sneaked back near Men's House and persuaded an amused porter to slip my things out to me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When several weeks went by with no word from Julia, Sander and I persuaded Mr. Armin to accompany us into the grimy depths of Alsatia, where we made a few inquiries. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, we’d had to persuade the National Park Service and the White House grounds team to tear up a patch of one of the most iconic lawns in the world. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “If Aron had talked to me, I might have tried to persuade him against it, but I wouldn’t have forbidden it. You know that, Lee.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I was concerned about Oliver’s health and wanted to persuade him to receive treatment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Noticing that we were idle, a couple of Siriono kids tried to persuade Newell and me to look at a young jaguar in a pen, and to give them money for this thrill. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z My work with the poor and the incarcerated has persuaded me that the opposite of poverty is not wealth; the opposite of poverty is justice. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Evidently she is persuaded that I am not a weak and sinful girl, but an honest widow and mother to a prince. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to persuade me of something so obvious. What else would I believe? Of course I believe that.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The only Mary story we talked about was the wedding story— the time she persuaded her son, practically against his will, to manufacture wine in the kitchen out of plain water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If I can persuade a few to reveal themselves, I may be able to pick up some fairy-made trifles. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She had managed to persuade herself over the years that her unconsummated love for Father Mulligan had been entirely due to her restraint and her determination to do the right thing. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hazel had told him what he was to do, it had seemed to him that his task would consist of leading the dog on and persuading it to follow him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The city of Anaheim started to recruit defense contractors, eventually persuading Northrop, Boeing, and North American Aviation to build factories there. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z Her mom had always been next to her while Bridge pictured the open sky and persuaded herself that she could move her arms and legs whenever she wanted to. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Her argument did not seem to be persuading him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He was very religious and a good student, and he had the kind of reputation that allowed the family to persuade civil rights leaders to push for an investigation into his death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Elizabeth was exceedingly pleased with this proposal, and felt persuaded of her sister’s ready acquiescence. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z From time to time she persuaded herself she remained for Briony’s sake, or to help her mother, or because this really was her last sustained period at home and she would see it through. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In fact he decided that he would get up and persuade them to go on. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Lainie attempts to persuade Tara to join her for an extended holiday in Italy, but she refuses. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I was able to persuade them it was a horrible idea, and we went to the movies instead. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No, to the spinners. We must persuade two to join us on the quest,” said Vikus. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite their collective experience, Chestnut and Boynton failed to persuade local officials to release Walter and couldn't prevent his transfer to Holman. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The scientific network is another term for that sociological reality: Pascal announced his discoveries to Mersenne’s network, and persuaded them that his facts were right by getting them to repeat his experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Only the thought of the possible catastrophes that might befall such an expedition, and of sustaining damage to my travelling suit, persuaded me to content myself with sitting here on this bench. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He persuaded people to donate their jewelry and money, and he used the funds to make bombs and train militants. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes he decided he had to stop Jen, to persuade her not to go. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The boy could see that freedom depended on the possession of land; he was persuaded that, in one way or another, Negroes must achieve this possession. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z In the spring of 2010, as food shortages again became severe, the government launched a massive back-to-the-farm campaign to persuade city dwellers to move to the countryside and raise crops. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z After a lot of persuading, he finally relented and my mom started making arrangements to move to Europe. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “But why should you wish to persuade me that I feel more than I acknowledge?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z In the end they persuaded him to go with them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They were planning to volunteer at the local office, they said, and they’d try persuading a spouse or neighbor to come along, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "He had helped persuade my sister that Stark should be pardoned, on the condition that he take the black." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I heard stories of how they had “persuaded” people with lead pipes, wet cement, baseball bats, brass knuckles, fists, feet, and blackjacks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But Dad, in his unobtrusive way, finally persuaded her to let me go. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It would have been hard to persuade Jumpsteady to work in the daytime if a millionaire had gone out for lunch and left his front door wide open. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was my junior year of high school, and Mitra persuaded my parents to let me play hooky for the day. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z With that, she slammed her door shut and could not be persuaded to converse any further. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I could be persuaded to rent it if anything turned up.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Whenever the calls are left to the referees, it is our personal coach who steps in to persuade the refs to call a point one way or the other. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z She never persuaded her nurse, however, who clung to the old gods till her death. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Blackberry was trying unsuccessfully to persuade them to get out on the boat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I have always had perhaps too high a regard for the importance of face-to-face meetings and of my own ability in such a meeting to persuade men to change their views. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Moody, who had done the persuading, hadn’t told Lexie what they wanted to see, and when they stepped into the gallery her mouth fell open. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Let him not persuade us that he would be the last speaker because he wants to abuse that privilege and attack us in the hope that we won’t respond. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All the kings of the country round about had tried to persuade her to marry them with no success. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Midway Dreiser persuaded James J. Corbett to meet the women. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was three in the afternoon before she could even start her journey, but she would not let Triphena persuade her to wait. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She persuaded herself that a trip to India would be just the thing for Sophie Mol. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometime before that Mr. Rice had persuaded my parents that Caroline should have voice lessons. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Father finally convinced Bud that work would do him good, and persuaded him to get a job. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But I can’t honestly say I tried to persuade him different. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A white priest had tried to persuade him to pray and he had thrown a cup of hot coffee into his face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Fiona persuaded me to get an ice cream with her, and we walked to the end of Bearskin Neck with our cones. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “He lives on the third floor. We’re trying to persuade him to like us.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Bones sang, and Horse quit the job and we had to persuade him all over again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Columbia was so skeptical of it that it took Wunderman several years to persuade them to let him try it. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he had just enough time to rest, which he badly needed to do, collect food for the return journey, and persuade Kira to come with him. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I only considered the fact of his position and stature in the community as what had persuaded the storekeeper to deal fairly with Henry. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was never able to persuade Call to return to that old empty house with me, and somehow, I was never quite able to go there alone. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And even though I know it’s hopeless—there’s absolutely nothing left to save—I’m afraid if I tell her that, she’ll still persuade me to try. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Like “K” of Kafka’s novel, The Castle, he tried desperately to persuade the authorities of his true identity right up to the day of his death, and failed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Silenus wanted to exile Grover immediately, but Chiron persuaded him to at least hear evidence first, so we told everyone what had happened in the crystal cavern, and what Pan had said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It took a few weeks to find one, and another few weeks to persuade the teacher to take me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Leon was just arriving as I was coming away. He had his friend with him, you know, the chocolate magnate. They persuaded me to join them for dinner tonight.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He was a stubborn child; I knew it was useless to try to persuade him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Suppose you could go back into the past and change it—by persuading Queen Isabella not to support Christopher Columbus, for example. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “All those that we can persuade of the truth must be notified immediately, and he is well placed to contact those at the Ministry who are not as shortsighted as Cornelius.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z That I did not need to be persuaded to go to the stadium, or anywhere, with him? Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z |
| 随便看 |
英语例句辞典收录了117811条英语例句在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的例句翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。