Sentence examples for persuade to move from inspiring English sources

What does it take to persuade — to move people from one position to another, or to get them to care about an issue that has never stirred their interest?

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The cats can be persuaded to move on.

Speedometer and fuel gauge needles gyre wildly when they can be persuaded to move at all.

He was finally persuaded to move "Hellzapoppin' " -- for the sum of $50,000, paid by Mr. Merrick.

Ms. Hla said there was no way she could be persuaded to move into the company-provided compound.

The crackdown set off further disorder, and in the northern territories the British were persuaded to move toward decolonization.

If more Irish wealth can be persuaded to move across the Irish Sea, Liverpool's westerly outlook may yet rescue it.

So if half their parties are persuaded to move against the leader, there will be an election.

Reportedly headed for a career in Oslo politics, he was instead persuaded to move to the UK.