cogent
adjective
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
cogently
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a word derived from
cogent.
Example Sentences
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Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny was eloquent as John Proctor, the opera’s flawed hero, cogently depicting his struggles with guilt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
But “Soundtrack” hits all the important points over its three hours, cogently presented and mostly a lot of fun — a mutually illuminating mix of anecdotal reminiscence, musical analysis, historical accounting and political theory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
David Brooks asks: If A.I. cogently solves intellectual problems, then who are you to say it’s not thinking?
From New York Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Yet, through the transformations, he retained the thought-patterns of his former self—he could articulate his once-held views, and rebut or refine them, as cogently as any expert on either side of the argument.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2023
Charles wanted The Origin of Species to be simple enough for a nonscientist to read and understand, as well as accurate and cogently argued enough to convince a scientist.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
