Sentence examples for were convinced to from inspiring English sources

I think I may be one of those who were convinced to attend without much consideration of the reality of the situation.

After a show of force from the destroyer, 15 pirates on board were convinced to lay down their weapons and surrender to a boarding party from the Kidd.

"It is a tribute to American diplomacy," he writes, "that so many countries that might otherwise have gone nuclear were convinced to remain under the nuclear umbrella of the United States".

He needed support and money from rich Texans who were vicious racists, so he talked to them in their terms, and they were convinced to the end that he shared their views.

As they crossed into India at the Raxaul border post, they were convinced to allow their children, between the ages of eight and 14, to travel with the traffickers, who promised to give them well-paid jobs in comfortable conditions.

But after millions of working class voters in the US were convinced to vote for Trump – their concerns not adequately addressed by the Democrats or the climate movement – green groups in Australia are concerned there may be a risk of something similar happening there.

In reality the pontiff would probably be convinced to resign.

CRUZ:  You know, you may be convinced to that.

"I would never be convinced to bring my own bags.

"They must be convinced to change their behaviour".

Prevention research has to elucidate how families with overweight children can be convinced to participate in obesity intervention trials.