In a sentence
Six example sentences with convincing, each labelled with its topic.
The accent was so convincing that half the audience left the cinema arguing about where the actor had grown up.
Movies
The defense offered a convincing timeline, backed by a parking ticket and two receipts, and the jury returned in an hour.
Law
The forgery was convincing until someone noticed a car in the background that was not built until years later.
Photography
The evidence for the theory became convincing only when three independent labs measured the same shift.
Science
Her pitch was convincing because it opened with the cost of doing nothing, not with the product.
Startups
The councillor gave a convincing account of the budget gap, and the vote to raise the levy passed easily.
Politics
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Found in these word lists
Found in 3 published word listsAuthoritative
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)
- Science Vocabulary List
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