How to Use convincing in a Sentence

convincing

adjective
  • They make a convincing case for reform.
  • There is no convincing evidence to support his theory.
  • Your argument isn't very convincing.
  • No, and that was one of the most convincing things for me.
    — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The result is convincing and makes a case for the world the duo is trying to build.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 15 June 2022
  • The pair put on convincing portrayals of the killer doll and his bride.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • At least from a distance, the rip-offs in the warehouse look convincing.
    — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
  • That night, my parents sent me — the youngest and cutest and therefore the most convincing — to run across the street and knock on their door.
    — Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
  • In the end, the most convincing case for learning to love fission may be the grimmest—not so much green as dark green.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In short, neither the team nor its QB has been very convincing.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • These messages are far more convincing than the sloppy scams of the past.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
  • Anything short of a convincing win would be a massive loss for the club.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • The con artists often know the name of your relative or friend to make the scam more convincing.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The Doug O’Neill trained 4-year-old went gate to wire to win the qualifier by a convincing 2¼ lengths.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Eagles said that one key to the success of the novels was that the stories were convincing.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 June 2022
  • The win went to Vrabel and the Titans in convincing fashion, 37-19.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The 6 and 6 Pro can do a convincing impression of both effects with just one press of the shutter.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The 49ers, who finished the season with the No. 1 seed in the NFC, have looked anything but convincing in their playoff run.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Tampa Bay got on the board in the series with a convincing 6-2 win on Monday night in Game 3.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 22 June 2022
  • But as far as resumes go, Carr has some convincing to do.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022
  • Matthew Stafford is not convincing anyone, and the 49ers have a great chance here to clinch the final NFC playoff spot.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Houston snuck in its first goal near the end of the first half and carried that momentum all the way to a convincing 2-0 win.
    — oregonlive, 27 May 2022
  • The convincing win last month in Vancouver feels like a long time ago.
    — Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Daniel Farke’s side could not have been more convincing in their final push for the Premier League.
    — Gregg Evans, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The proof was convincing, and it was accepted as correct for over a decade.
    — Quanta Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Case in point: this very convincing dupe that's a dead ringer for Teigen's half–moon design and a total steal at just $38.
    — Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The first month of 1976 looked like the beginning of a convincing rebound, but instead more pain was ahead.
    — Matt Grossman, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The evidence for using it to treat headaches and back pain is convincing.
    — Trisha Pasricha, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • The data about this risk, on paper, is convincing—though still emerging.
    — Sam Brodsky, Flow Space, 20 June 2025
  • Yet performances have not always been convincing and results have begun to suffer.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 June 2025

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