Her reaction to that had been swift but, so he persuaded himself at the time, perhaps rational.

He persuaded the administrators at his clinic to try it.

But how he spoke says a great deal about the means Americans use to persuade each other at the opening of the 21st century.

Later, she persuaded an organizer at the group to give a talk at her high school.

Or so I persuaded myself at the time.

She'd persuaded the old scholar at the English library to take her on as his assistant.

I persuaded them at last to come with me to the baggage cart standing in the middle of the Tarmac.

Her hands persuaded him with pressure at the back of his thighs.

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

Could the admiral persuade others at a time of crisis?