CONVINCED in a Sentence

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253 example sentences for CONVINCED, such as:
1. We convinced Anne to go by plane.
2. She was perfectly convinced of it.
3. He convinced me that I should study law.
4. People are more convinced by words than by blows.
5. She was convinced that sooner or later she would fulfil her destiny.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of CONVINCED
convinced
 v.  make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  No one would believe it at first; and even now Elizabeth will not be convinced, notwithstanding all the evidence.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
2  I was firmly convinced in my own mind that Justine, and indeed every human being, was guiltless of this murder.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
3  As soon as I was convinced that no assistance could save any part of the habitation, I quitted the scene and sought for refuge in the woods.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
4  The conclusion of this speech convinced my father that my ideas were deranged, and he instantly changed the subject of our conversation and endeavoured to alter the course of my thoughts.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
5  "You see I think everything's terrible anyhow," she went on in a convinced way.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
6  They were, at least, agonizingly aware of the easy money in the vicinity and convinced that it was theirs for a few words in the right key.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
7  For a moment I suspected that he was pulling my leg but a glance at him convinced me otherwise.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
8  When they convinced her of this she immediately fainted as if that was the intolerable part of the affair.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
9  She convinced herself of it and cried into her handkerchief as if the very suggestion was more than she could endure.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
10  But, in spite of this outward show, the latter was almost convinced of the old man's knowledge, or, at least, his confident suspicion, with respect to his own interview with Hester Prynne.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XX.THE MINISTER IN A MAZE
11  Indeed, to say the truth, I am convinced within myself that your father had no idea of your giving them any money at all.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
12  His attentive behaviour to herself and his sisters convinced her that their welfare was dear to him, and, for a long time, she firmly relied on the liberality of his intentions.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
13  Mama, the more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 3
14  She was perfectly convinced of it.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 8
15  Of their personal charms he had not required a second interview to be convinced.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
Example Sentence: (43 in 3 pages)
1  Although I soon convinced him of my innocence, I think he still has serious doubts about my sanity.
2  Many asylum seekers appear to be economic migrants, convinced that the streets of Europe are paved with gold.
3  Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact.
4  She was convinced that sooner or later she would fulfil her destiny.
5  Diana was a young mission school teacher convinced of her vocation to provide support for her schoolgirl pupils.
6  People are more convinced by words than by blows.
7  We convinced Anne to go by plane.
8  He became convinced of the need for cheap editions of good quality writing.
9  As she reached the age of thirty she became convinced she would remain single all her life.
10  He convinced me that I should study law.
11  Firstly, we are convinced that the people of our country, especially the poor, do appreciate that their plight is at the top of government's agenda.
12  Clayton remains convinced this scar is due to an experimental operation to collect his DNA.
13  I'm not totally convinced that the government or any certain summit is going to provide that, frankly.
14  Your evasive answers convinced the judge that you were withholding important evidence.
15  In sudden panic, she's convinced someone sinister is trying to push her from the train.