CONVINCED in a Sentence

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A born salesman, he could convince someone with a bad case of acrophobia to sign up for a life membership in a sky-diving club.

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 Meanings and Examples of CONVINCED
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
convinced
 a.  certain, sure
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  No one would believe it at first; and even now Elizabeth will not be convinced, notwithstanding all the evidence.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
2  I was firmly convinced in my own mind that Justine, and indeed every human being, was guiltless of this murder.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
3  As soon as I was convinced that no assistance could save any part of the habitation, I quitted the scene and sought for refuge in the woods.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
4  The conclusion of this speech convinced my father that my ideas were deranged, and he instantly changed the subject of our conversation and endeavoured to alter the course of my thoughts.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
5  "You see I think everything's terrible anyhow," she went on in a convinced way.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  They were, at least, agonizingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity and convinced that it was theirs for a few words in the right key.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
7  For a moment I suspected that he was pulling my leg but a glance at him convinced me otherwise.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
8  When they convinced her of this she immediately fainted as if that was the intolerable part of the affair.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
9  She convinced herself of it and cried into her handkerchief as if the very suggestion was more than she could endure.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
10  But, in spite of this outward show, the latter was almost convinced of the old man's knowledge, or, at least, his confident suspicion, with respect to his own interview with Hester Prynne.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XX.THE MINISTER IN A MAZE
11  Indeed, to say the truth, I am convinced within myself that your father had no idea of your giving them any money at all.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
12  His attentive behaviour to herself and his sisters convinced her that their welfare was dear to him, and, for a long time, she firmly relied on the liberality of his intentions.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
13  Mama, the more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
14  She was perfectly convinced of it.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 8
15  Of their personal charms he had not required a second interview to be convinced.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
Example Sentence: (43 in 3 pages)
16  His frenetic activities convinced us that he had no organized plan of operation.
17  I am fully convinced that the story which led me to commit this indiscretion is absolutely false and unworthy of you.
18  Her success in the school play convinced her she was destined for a thespian career.
19  Although a majority of countries are in favor, some Arab states are apparently not convinced that Israel needs to be accommodated in this way.
20  She is convinced that he will abandon her once he gets his green card because he is having an extramarital affair, so my sister wants to drop him from the petition.
21  Your argument is too weak to convince me; we need more evidence.
22  A born salesman, he could convince someone with a bad case of acrophobia to sign up for a life membership in a sky-diving club.
23  Nothing will convince me to sanction the engagement of my daughter to such a worthless young man.
24  I convince that the web is the best way to deploy educational content right now.
25  We tried to discourage Doug from being so dogmatic, but never could convince him that his opinions might be wrong.
26  The district attorney didn't want to indict the suspect until she was sure she had a strong enough case to convince a jury.
27  That said, do you find, in your own experience, that insulting your interlocutor is the best way to convince them of your own point of view?
28  Tony Blair hopes to convince Bush to back a UN resolution next week, and calling for the disarming of militias there and the facilitation of the exchange of prisoners held by Hezbollah and the Israelis.
29  We were able to convince the students of the need for wider reading.
30  There is a holy, mistaken zeal in politics, as well as religion, by per-suading others we convince.