Explore Persuasion through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like suasion or communication. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Persuasion meaning
- The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
- An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
Synonyms of Persuasion
Using Persuasion
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. | An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone. | An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
- Useful related words include: suasion, communication, communicating, dissuasion.
- In the example corpus, persuasion often appears in combinations such as: of persuasion, persuasion and, political persuasion.
Context around Persuasion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Persuasion
- In this selection, "persuasion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, religious, manipulation, based, knowledge, main and believed stand out and add context to how "persuasion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a religious persuasion or not and adaptation of persuasion by jane. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "persuasion" sits close to words such as annapolis, browsers and clears, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with persuasion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After much persuasion, the anger of the people subsided. (9 words)
When it turns from persuasion to manipulation, persuasion is a win-win for both. (14 words)
Eliminating private discrimination should have been a matter of persuasion and social pressure, not law. (15 words)
It was stunning and after much persuasion which took all day, eventually at 5 o'clock in the evening, we decided that we would go ahead - even though, at that point in time, we didn't realise that it was a timeshare. (42 words)
Later, Whitney becomes emotional when she learns her test results for her baby are delayed for a further two weeks and after some persuasion from Zack (James Farrar), she decides to confide in her big brother Ryan. (37 words)
Persuading Titus requires 6 Persuasion points in at least 3 turns, but if the player would rather bypass that, they can head to the other objective marker and look for a safe in the office. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
When it turns from persuasion to manipulation, persuasion is a win-win for both.
Persuasion Knowledge Model (PKM) The Persuasion Knowledge Model (PKM) was created by Friestad and Wright in 1994.
Persuasion main The topic of persuasion has received a great deal of attention in recent years.
Relationship-based persuasion of Shell and Moussa In their book The Art of Woo, G. Richard Shell and Mario Moussa present a four-step approach to strategic persuasion.
After much persuasion, the anger of the people subsided.
But if they refuse to listen to the verbal persuasion to leave the road, the minimal force would be required to disperse them with tear gas.
Eliminating private discrimination should have been a matter of persuasion and social pressure, not law.
Elvish, assigned Ajay Devgan, selects Avinash as two-faced, winning the task with the help of Manisha's persuasion.
Everyone in attendance of a black-and-white persuasion believed the 29-year wait without a trophy was coming to an end.
Firstly, it's possible to skip the final boss fight using persuasion regardless of which option players choose.
He is still the same pragmatist who honed his powers of persuasion as a union leader in the Sao Paulo auto plants of the 1970s, they added.
He said this was particularly noteworthy at Christmas, a time of togetherness across the generations, whether people are of a religious persuasion or not, saying: 'For some, faith will be uppermost in their hearts.
He then explained that he was looking for local artists to showcase their work at Bloom HQ and Maura didn’t need too much persuasion.
It felt ceremonial rather than meaningful, and it was only after persuasion by others that I agreed to attend.
It was stunning and after much persuasion which took all day, eventually at 5 o'clock in the evening, we decided that we would go ahead - even though, at that point in time, we didn't realise that it was a timeshare.
Later, Whitney becomes emotional when she learns her test results for her baby are delayed for a further two weeks and after some persuasion from Zack (James Farrar), she decides to confide in her big brother Ryan.
Persuading Titus requires 6 Persuasion points in at least 3 turns, but if the player would rather bypass that, they can head to the other objective marker and look for a safe in the office.
Regardless of our religious persuasion, winter can be an excellent time to deepen our spiritual understanding of life and how interconnected we all are on this round mass we call Earth.
She had all the potential to become an excellent Member of Parliament, someone who would have served all constituents to the best of her ability, regardless of their political persuasion.
The building has been used as a setting for films such as The Remains of the Day, as well as in the television adaptation of Persuasion by Jane Austen.
Common combinations with persuasion
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of persuasion 41×
- persuasion and 20×
- political persuasion 16×
- and persuasion 12×
- persuasion to 10×
- much persuasion 8×
- persuasion is 7×
- the persuasion 7×
- persuasion the 5×
- persuasion from 5×