Sentence examples for had won him from inspiring English sources
But he said the king's vigor, directness and charm had won him over.
(His previous novel, "The Confessions of Nat Turner," had won him the Pulitzer Prize and a fair amount of controversial attention).
Earlier this month, former president Vicente Fox, a staunch supporter of the US crackdown on drugs, said recent events had won him over to the cause of legalisation.
Conor Jameson, author of Silent Spring Revisited, told the RSPB that the wren's performances in backyard debates and passionate independence had won him over.
The Horns actor told the Big Issue magazine Corbyn had won him over with an interview where he talked about his allotment and making jam.
Michal Pirog, a popular Polish dancer and television star, who recently proclaimed his Jewish roots on national television, said the revelation had won him more fans than enemies.
Both came away from meetings confident from what he said that they had won him over, according to Democrats who were active in the contest.
He said it was "the mission" and the elite status of the Green Berets that had won him over.
