Examples of 'attempted to persuade' in a sentence
Meaning of "attempted to persuade"
attempted to persuade: This phrase indicates an effort to convince or influence someone to change their opinion, behavior, or decision. It is commonly used in discussions about communication, negotiation, or argumentation
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attempted to persuade
Staff attempted to persuade me to accept a basement room.
Being concerned about Bonnie, he attempted to persuade her to turn herself in.
She attempted to persuade her father.
Perhaps noticing my doubts, the Black Knight attempted to persuade me.
He attempted to persuade her to an instant marriage.
Manager Steve Staunton had attempted to persuade Holland to continue.
Tom attempted to persuade Mary to go to church with him.
He refused, they attempted to persuade him.
Fitch attempted to persuade Congress that they should avoid the prospect of another Mormon war.
Antonio Ceccotti, the Inquisitor of Brescia, unsuccessfully attempted to persuade local authorities to extradite Recaldini.
Turkmenistan has attempted to persuade foreign investors to invest in new gas export pipelines.
He met with Chiang Kai-shek and attempted to persuade him of Britain 's support.
Dumouriez attempted to persuade his troops to march on Paris and overthrow the revolutionary government.
Netanyahu and Israeli officials attempted to persuade the United States to reject a compromise.
Marsden attempted to persuade the WFL to finance a new feminist journal.
In the summer of 1987, Celtic attempted to persuade Nicholas to return to Parkhead.
Nicias now attempted to persuade the Athenians to call off the expedition.
She watched as a man attempted to persuade a customer to buy a pair of sunglasses.
Seth attempted to persuade Horus to sleep with him, saying, ‘ How lovely are your buttocks!
At those councils Chesney attempted to persuade Becket to compromise, but was unsuccessful.
GPU attempted to persuade him to give up his Italian citizenship.
The governor of the city attempted to persuade her to renounce Christianity, but she refused.
These groups attempted to persuade a majority of the Federal Communications Commission and members of Congress.
Dulles unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the US State Department to publicly denounce the forgery.
There he attempted to persuade ( rather than coerce ) railroads into compliance with accepted business norms.
Friedrich V attempted to persuade him to restore his support.
He even attempted to persuade Avicenna, but was refused.
Hungary, in turn, attempted to persuade the Carpathorusyn representatives to become part of Hungary.
Jor-El unsuccessfully attempted to persuade the council of elders to immediately evacuate the planet.
At first she attempted to persuade Dr. John Cosin that she was a convert.
MSF has once again attempted to persuade European decision-makers about what is occurring.
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