Sentence examples for could not be convinced from inspiring English sources

Though the geneticist who discovered the mutation insists that it confers a significant advantage by allowing his blood to carry more oxygen, Mr. Mantyranta could not be convinced.

Hansen, who started his career at Partick Thistle, said leaving his role after the summer was "a good way to go out" and that he could not be convinced to continue, having initially planned to retire at 55.

"It is possible many supporters of the "No" case could not be convinced by reason and evidence.

I once met with a parent who could not be convinced to defer their child's lump sum over a series of years.

Lyttelton, who was soon appointed Governor of Jamaica, requested assistance from Dobbs, but North Carolina's militia could not be convinced to serve outside of its home province due to long-standing custom.

Critically, new British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain could not be convinced by Bruce to invest further into the development of the League, and the body began to lose its political impetus as war loomed.

It is as if the designers felt their story could not be convincing unless it was as colorless as possible.

"He couldn't be convinced".

His mother who was listening in couldn't be convinced that it wasn't true.

They were compromises — shots taken when he fell asleep in the car, or couldn't be convinced to leave the campground, or when holding his squirming body prevented me from finding other people to photograph.

but alas, she couldn't be convinced.