convince
verb (used with object)
to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action.
have been convincing
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present perfect progressiveof convince.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Others have been convincing MPs on a planned trip to Ukraine to change their flights in order to be present.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
But the reports have been convincing, says Luís Carlos, a nanoscientist at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, who studies intracellular thermometry but was not involved in the new study.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 15, 2021
The replays watched by the officials must have been convincing that the ones shown in the press box.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 2, 2019
Georgetown has lost three of its past five, but its wins during that span have been convincing.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2015
The conclusion must have been convincing, since he presently sprang up and left the room quickly to have himself shot down the elevator shaft to the street level.
From The Grafters by Francis Lynde
