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adjective

cogent

CEFR C2

clear, logical, and convincing

In a sentence

Six example sentences with cogent, each labelled with its topic.

  • The appeal was short but cogent, and the panel reversed within a week of hearing the argument.

    Law

  • Investors passed on the flashy deck and funded the cogent one, whose numbers followed from the previous slide every time.

    Startups

  • A cogent objection forced the author to withdraw the paper, since every reader followed the reasoning and reached the same hole.

    Philosophy

  • The councilwoman's cogent case for the bike lane, backed by accident figures, won over two members who had opposed it.

    Politics

  • The paper offers a cogent explanation for the missing heat, tracing it step by step into the deep ocean.

    Science

  • Her cogent argument against the tariff walked the committee from import prices to grocery bills in four clear steps.

    Economics

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