Examples of 'he tried to persuade' in a sentence

Meaning of "he tried to persuade"

he tried to persuade: This phrase implies an attempt to convince or influence someone to adopt a certain belief, attitude, or course of action

How to use "he tried to persuade" in a sentence

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he tried to persuade
He tried to persuade us to escape via this route.
The Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus.
He tried to persuade me to continue with the service.
Council that day, and now he tried to persuade him to support him in getting.
He tried to persuade me to come in on one of his new shows.
Dr. King talked as he tried to persuade her to change her mind.
And he tried to persuade me to start working for him.
The following day, he tried to persuade a then-reluctant Kaien Shiba into becoming his lieutenant.
He tried to persuade the peasants to start a national uprising.
At first he tried to persuade them to renounce Christ, promising great honors and rewards.
He tried to persuade his wife to remain with him.
Remember how he tried to persuade Jesus to throw himself down from the temple roof?
He tried to persuade them in many ways.
Some time ago, he tried to persuade me to join him. Of course, I refused him.
He tried to persuade me to sleep with him.

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He tried to persuade his son to continue the project.
He tried to persuade her in vain.
He tried to persuade her otherwise.
He tried to persuade her to phone up the Yard.
He tried to persuade Harry to sell up on my behalf.
He tried to persuade me that Gordon was being set up.
He tried to persuade me to learn English.
He tried to persuade him while trying to calm Lety down.
He tried to persuade Wallace to stop the state harassment of the protesters.
He tried to persuade Maltby to surrender but Maltby decided to fight on.
He tried to persuade his brother to secure himself, by.
He tried to persuade the brothers, to tell him where it was.
He tried to persuade the brothers to tell him where it was, one last time.
He tried to persuade the prophet to take a gift, but the prophet refused.
Instead, he tried to persuade them with nice words and attract them with inducements.
He tried to persuade them to stop fighting and cooperate, but they only mocked him.
He tried to persuade Moncef to abdicate, but he refused.
He tried to persuade the Pope, with no success.
He tried to persuade Ramla to do the same, but she held on to Islam.
He tried to persuade Constance to remarry, but she did not accept his candidates.
He tried to persuade Black Kettle to move camp immediately, but was unsuccessful.
He tried to persuade Read to accompany him to Europe, but again she refused.
He tried to persuade me to put on " Pet Sematary.
He tried to persuade me, well, like before.

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