Sentence examples for merely convinced from inspiring English sources

I know from the glowing newspaper obits that Gandolfini's latterday Godfather became an unlikely mouthpiece for the hopes and dreams of modern America, but De Niro, who once played Vito Corleone himself in The Godfather Part II, merely convinced moviegoers that he had finally sold his thespian soul to the box-office devil.

They were anything but convinced.

But investors remain convinced this a blip.

You feel convinced, when you convince someone.

But having read Judge Blackburn's reasoning, I am much less convinced that state laws that merely enforce laws that the federal government is not enforcing are unconstitutional.

More important, it is clear to me that any representative who votes in favor of impeachment, but who is not absolutely convinced that the President may have committed impeachable offenses -- not merely crimes or misdemeanors, but high crimes or misdemeanors -- will be fairly accused of gross dereliction of duty and earn the condemnation of history.

But others are less convinced.

He became increasingly convinced that it was necessary not merely to protest but to actively resist war.

But you know what, I'm convinced!

And a vast contingent of supporters, many of them new to the sport, remain convinced that all evils will disappear if the USA merely institutes promotion/relegation, which will magically yield an exponential rise in investment and make every US child hungry to represent his or her hometown club in its fight to climb the ladder.

For instance, an investor who luckily buys a share that goes on to beat the market may become convinced that he is a skilful investor rather than a merely fortunate one.