If I might ask, why did you not attempt to use your fine words to persuade me?

"I reserve the right to continue to attempt to persuade them."

He rather attempts to persuade them by appealing to the care they should have for other believers who might not feel so free.

I won't attempt to persuade you about this aspect of the matter.

First, it attempts to persuade an adversary to turn away from its goal.

It does not attempt to persuade the general public that environmental issues matter.

In it, he attempts to persuade his readers that thought and existence was different.

"He's still attempting to persuade you to come over to his side, then."

She then attempts to persuade him to buy a new car for her and he does so, only it is a toy.

Ursula did not attempt to persuade her to stay, for which she was grateful.

The girl was trying desperately not to hurry any attempt to persuade him to talk, or to choose a wrong moment.

The priest's hands were flapping again in an attempt to persuade me to lower my voice.

This was an attempt to persuade them to accept English rule.

Would you like us to make another attempt to persuade them?

An argument is an attempt to persuade someone of something.

It was as if he had abandoned any attempt to persuade or convince anyone.

Any attempts to persuade him to flee the country and give up power were ignored.

We must make the attempt to persuade our Chinese friends to use their influence.

Maya later breaks up with him because she can't handle one either, despite his attempts to persuade her it can work.

Intense attempts to persuade someone at this stage to stop often backfire.