Use convinced in a sentence
Sentences starting with convinced
- Convinced that Eva, too, had done nothing worthy of punishment, he went towards them to clasp both in his arms, but ere he could do so the clap of thunder which had frightened Katterle so terribly shook the whole room. [10]
- Convinced at last that they were neither within sight nor hearing, we ceased from our useless efforts; and, too cast down for speech, silently gathered up our things, and the little effects of those who were lost, and then completed the descent. [5]
- Convinced at last that for the present all such attempts were hopeless, he appointed two or three scouts, with promises of large rewards in case of their forwarding him any intelligence, and returned to London by next day's coach. [12]
Sentences ending with convinced
- For myself, I will only say that I am not convinced. [1]
- So it happened that this time the magistrate was robbed of the little nap which usually followed the meal, and yet, in spite of the best will to yield, he could not do his wife the favour of allowing himself to be convinced. [10]
- You felt like saying: "'Don't trouble yourself; I'm perfectly convinced. [8]
- There is a point of mental saturation, beyond which argument cannot be forced without breeding impatient, if not harsh, feelings towards those who refuse to be convinced. [3]
- He came down perfectly convinced. [5]
- These he set on one side to turn it into a sleeping-room for his wife, of whose guilt he was fully convinced. [10]
- Of one thing I am convinced. [9]
- In certain matters, he was easily convinced. [9]
- Janet was not convinced. [9]
- Noakes was not convinced. [5]
Short sentences using convinced
- I have convinced you. [2]
- They always convinced those barbarians. [5]
- She felt convinced of that. [2]
- I am not convinced. [5]
- He was shortly convinced. [5]
- He was convinced. [11]
More example sentences with the word convinced in them
- Neither any thing you have presented me, nor anything I have otherwise learned, has convinced me that he has been unfaithful to this charge. [7]
- A second's thought would have convinced every one that getting out was impossible, and that the only effect of a rush would be to crash people to death. [5]
- Your exposition was worthy of an antique sage, and it struck me--for the sake of Rufinus here I will not say convinced me. [10]
- In our struggles with the porter to obtain the little items of soap, water, and towels, we were convinced that we had arrived too late, and that for perfect satisfaction we should have been here before the war. [4]
- She lay trembling with the horror of the dream-spell upon her, still more than half convinced that the siren was Ditmar's voice, his true expression. [9]
- Compare this Invocation with "Frank Dutton"--particularly stanzas first and seventeenth--and I think the reader will feel convinced that he who wrote the one had read the other: I. [5]
- I do not wish to question unduly the intellects of those members of this House who by their votes will prove that they have been convinced by the gentleman's argument. [9]
- Had not the wings which, as Nike, belonged to her been lacking, every one would have been convinced that she was flying--that she had just descended from the heights of Olympus to crown the kneeling victor. [10]
- But I was wholly convinced that Mr. [9]
- His own arguments while he was fighting for his life had, in a way, convinced himself. [11]
- For instance, they were convinced that the Hon. [9]
- Pierre pushed his way into the middle of the group, listened, and convinced himself that the man was indeed a liberal, but of views quite different from his own. [2]
- This fact it was, which more than anything else, convinced me that by plan and plot I was purposely made powerless in Mr. Winters' hands, and that he did not mean to allow me that advantage of being afoot, which he possessed. [5]
- They are so vividly portrayed that we are convinced the author must have known them in that great world with which he was so familiar; we should not be surprised to meet any of them in the streets of London. [4]
- It is a very curious case she has got hold of, and I do not wonder at all that she should have felt convinced that she had come at the true solution of the village riddle. [6]
- Her manners seemed to the reporters those of a "lady," and of this both her wit and freedom from prudishness and her courteous treatment of them convinced them. [4]
- He had returned to Keokuk presently, and being convinced there was a fortune in chickens, had prevailed upon his brother to purchase for him a little farm not far from the town. [5]
- The more Beaton thought of this, the more furious he became, and the more he was convinced that something like it had been unconsciously if not consciously in her mind. [8]
- I've heard enough this morning to be convinced that they're struggling for something fundamental, that has to do with human progress,--the issue behind the war. [9]
- And I believe there is.... That's what convinces, that is what has convinced me," said Prince Andrew. [2]
- However, we convinced them; and then, instead of saying something, or going on crying, they grew very still--words could not express it, I suppose. [5]
- I looked at them and convinced myself that they were neither Rebels in disguise, nor deserters, nor camp-followers, nor miscreants, but plain, honest men on a proper errand. [6]
- Those houses, and the treasures she was convinced they must contain, were not for her! [9]
- She thought of the story he had told her, how by self-assertion and persistence he had become agent of the Chippering Mill, how he had convinced Mr. Stephen Chippering of his ability. [9]
- You descend beneath the level of human understanding by madly wallowing in the mire; and the more clearly you are convinced that you have seized the truth, the more utterly you are involved in the toils of a miserable delusion. [10]
- In vain was the Governor besieged, entreated, threatened,--it was said; Mr. Trulease had informed protesters--so Colonel Varney gleefully reported--that he had "become fully convinced of the inherent justice of the measure. [9]
- The show in the fire-department was so antiquated, that I was convinced that the people of Munich never intend to have any fires. [4]
- But at this the favorite laughed, and said that he was convinced of the contrary. [10]
- Without detracting from the character-drawing, the characters, or the story in 'The Pomp of the Lavilettes', I was convinced that the book would not make the universal appeal. [11]
- He was of the breed of men who grow more intense, more convinced, more thorough, as they talk. [11]
- I am convinced that this is the true use of a scarecrow: it is a lure, and not a warning. [4]
- She was convinced that the unfortunate king had been forced into something which would bring ruin both to him and his subjects. [10]
- She felt convinced that the sufferer would be cheered by her words; but he made no attempt to show that he appreciated her kindly moderation, nor to express any satisfaction. [10]
- I am convinced that the majority of people would be generous from selfish motives, if they had the opportunity. [4]
- I am convinced that the books of mine which have had so many friends as this book, 'The Seats of the Mighty', has had in the English-speaking world were written in just such conditions of temperamental isolation or absorption. [11]
- We may argue that such a man is a disturber of trade, of legitimate operations, of the fairest speculations, but when we see how uniform he is as a phenomenon, we begin to be convinced that he is somehow indispensable to the system itself. [4]
- Only the fact that she was convinced that Hilary was in real danger made her relate, in a few brief words, what had occurred, and when she had finished Mr. Vane made no comment whatever. [9]
- I am convinced that several of you, especially if you are getting a little on in life, will recognize some of these sentiments as having passed through your consciousness at some time. [6]
- I am convinced that neither Nick nor you will be happy until you are mother and son again. [9]
- He became convinced that it was the production of some one in Haworth. [14]
- They convinced her that it was a simple impossibility that Clement could come to Oxbow Village, on account of the great pressure of the work he had to keep him in the city, and the plans he must finish at any rate. [6]
- I am convinced that influences are at work--" He broke off with a catch in his throat. [9]
- They are convinced that if the world doesn't go on in their way, according to their principles, everything will be destroyed. [9]
- I convinced him that his practical inference was hasty and illogical, but in the mean time he had eaten the peaches. [6]
- It was evident that he had long been convinced that it was impossible for him to make a mistake, and that in his perception whatever he did was right, not because it harmonized with any idea of right and wrong, but because he did it. [2]
- He was convinced that he alone could maintain command of the army in these difficult circumstances, and that in all the world he alone could encounter the invincible Napoleon without fear, and he was horrified at the thought of the order he had to issue. [2]
- And the horror that had seized her when she touched him and convinced herself that that was not he, but something mysterious and horrible, seized her again. [2]
- Overtaking the battalions that continued to advance, he stopped the third division and convinced himself that there really were no sharpshooters in front of our columns. [2]
- He was convinced that Charley was speaking the truth. [11]
- Archaeologists are convinced that an enormous interval of time elapsed before our ancestors thought of grinding chipped flints into smooth tools. [1]
- This made him still angrier, for he was fully convinced, not by reasoning but by something within him stronger than reason, of the justice of his opinion. [2]
- He had done so--that was another--and he had written the letters that Jethro might be convinced of his good will. [9]
- And thus the skeptic will be convinced, in spite of his own doctrine. [10]
- And if they should not of their own free will, I have only to look around this meeting to be convinced that they will be compelled to. [9]
- As for Irene, she was in high, even feverish spirits, and rattled away in a manner that convinced King that she was almost too happy to contain herself. [4]
- From the beginning she had been firmly convinced that the "Mustache," as she now called the knight in a tone of the most intense aversion, had contrived this base conspiracy, and her opinion was strengthened by Biberli. [10]
- It was when she asked herself what his intentions were that her resentment burned, pride and a sense of her own value convinced her that he had deeply insulted her in not offering marriage. [9]
- He did not say much, possibly because he was convinced by the statements and arguments of the Dutch captain. [6]
- But when she saw that Pierre's sacrilegious words had not exasperated the vicomte, and had convinced herself that it was impossible to stop him, she rallied her forces and joined the vicomte in a vigorous attack on the orator. [2]
- But they haven't satisfied you, convinced you that that is all of life. [9]
- What you have said, there, will convince anybody that reads it; a body cannot help being convinced by it. [5]
- But when he returned to the house convinced that Moscow would not be defended, he suddenly felt that what before had seemed to him merely a possibility had now become absolutely necessary and inevitable. [2]
- This makes me restless and dissatisfied with myself, and I am convinced I shall not feel comfortable and contented until my mind is fully employed. [4]
- These different people--businessmen, relations, and acquaintances alike--were all disposed to treat the young heir in the most friendly and flattering manner: they were all evidently firmly convinced of Pierre's noble qualities. [2]
- Afterwards when he recalled those thoughts Pierre was convinced that someone outside himself had spoken them, though the impressions of that day had evoked them. [2]
- By a laborious process of reasoning he has convinced us that the Egyptian mummies are actually dead. [5]
- While Mr. Scherer pressed my hand in a manner that convinced me of his gratitude, Hilda was bidding an affectionate good night to Maude. [9]
- There he was presently convinced that his worst suspicions were true, for Orlando also had not returned. [11]
- In the first place, I am convinced that it was much more of a difficulty ten, twenty, thirty years ago than it is to-day. [9]
- On reaching her own house, Maria attempted to take leave of her companion, but the latter earnestly entreated permission to have an interview with Henrica at once, and could scarcely be convinced that he must have patience until the doctor had given his consent. [10]
- He, like the other Caesars, must after his death be deified by the senate; but he felt convinced, for his part, that the Olympians would never count him as one of themselves. [10]
- I have convinced Orion that he hasn't business talent enough to carry on a peanut stand, and he has solemnly promised me that he will meddle no more with mining, or other matters not connected with the Secretary's office. [5]
- Yet one has only to see these men and talk with them to be convinced of the truth that human happiness and even human health thanks to modern science--are not dependent upon an existence in a Garden of Eden. [9]
- She had needed only this final proof to be convinced that in his eyes she also was but one of those brought into the world to minister to his pleasure and profit. [9]
- She convinced him of what he already knew, and persuaded him against his knowledge that he could be keeping an eye out for something to take hold of in Boston if they could not stand New York. [8]
- On the evening of the twenty-sixth of August, Kutuzov and the whole Russian army were convinced that the battle of Borodino was a victory. [2]
- In the back of the rector's mind lay a weight, which he identified, at intervals, with what he was now convinced was the failure of his sermon. [9]
- She was convinced of the existence in the world of delightful spots where might be found congenial people with whom it would be a joy to talk. [9]
- A good deal of the crime of this world, I am convinced, is the direct result of the unlicensed play of the imagination in adverse circumstances. [4]
- All the complexities of my present life were blotted out, and I beheld only the long, sweet vista of the career for which I was now convinced that nature had intended me. [9]
- At the end of Miller's deposition, Adams asks, "Will Mr. Lincoln now say that he is almost convinced my title to this ten acre tract of land is founded in fraud? [7]
- For the judgment of members to be convinced of the necessity of yielding was not the whole difficulty; each had a constituency to meet and to answer to. [7]
- Half an hour of masterly presentation of the situation was necessary before Mr. Gorse became convinced that the introduction of the bill was the only way out for all concerned. [9]
- He was convinced of it, when he saw Grier suddenly spring up, and pace the room again like a tortured animal. [11]
- Bishop Gilbert Haven, of happy memory, had been discussing a religious subject with a friend who was not convinced by his arguments. [6]
- In the course of conversation he mentioned Moscow and questioned Balashev about the Russian capital, not merely as an interested traveler asks about a new city he intends to visit, but as if convinced that Balashev, as a Russian, must be flattered by his curiosity. [2]
- But 6 months of closely watching the Kellgren business has revolutionized all that, and now I have neither reverence nor respect for the physician's trade, and scarcely any for the surgeon's,--I am convinced that of all quackeries, the physician's is the grotesquest and the silliest. [5]
- And there was nothing, she was convinced, Mr. Tiernan did not know about that family. [9]
- Father Adolf was not merely puzzled, he was also exasperated; for these evidences very nearly convinced him--privately--that there was no witchcraft in the matter. [5]
- That we did not encounter him I am convinced was not the fault of Big Tom, but of the bear. [4]
- I really do not believe I convinced him that you wouldn't have me take the money under any circumstances. [9]
- She had pretty nearly convinced herself that he was the author of the paper on Ocean, Lake, and River, which had been read at one of the meetings of the Pansophian Society. [6]
- I had convinced myself long ago that a man's business career was no affair of his wife's: I had justified that career to myself: yet I had always had a vague feeling that Maude, had she known the details, would not have approved of it. [9]
- And now, in my loneliness, was I not growing just as eager to be convinced that it was my duty to go back to the family which in the hour of self-sufficiency I had cast off? [9]
- Little by little my anger at what I had now become convinced was her weakness cooled, and--though paradoxically I had continued to love her in spite of the torture for which she was responsible, in spite of the resentment I felt, I melted toward her. [9]
- I was so much convinced of this fact, that I adopted the plan before related. [3]
- She perceived that Mrs. Kame was convinced that she, Honora, would adjust herself to the new conditions after a struggle; and that while she had a certain sympathy in the struggle, Mrs. Kame was of opinion that the sooner it was over with the better. [9]
- My readings of Mrs. Eddy's uninspired miscellaneous literary efforts have convinced me of several things: 1. [5]
- By these returns Mr. Wingfield was convinced that the Indians were not cannibals, as Smith believed. [4]
- When the two men parted, neither had convinced the other, but each felt sure of his comrade's loyalty. [10]
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