UNCONVINCING in a Sentence

Learn UNCONVINCING from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for UNCONVINCING, such as:

1. Gerty shook her head, mutely unconvinced.
2. His arguments were labored and unconvincing.
3. Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence.
4. Sorry – but this is unconvincing from a moral or strategic point of view.
5. Mr Patel phoned the University for an explanation, and he was given the usual unconvincing excuses.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNCONVINCING
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
unconvincing
 a.  not such as to convince or to impress seriously
Classic Sentence:
1  His arguments were labored and unconvincing.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXIV
2  "I can't complain," answered Wilson unconvincingly.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
3  Gerty shook her head, mutely unconvinced.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 5
Example Sentence:
1  In an otherwise excellent issue about global warming, I found Jeremy Creed's article very unconvincing.
2  Mr Patel phoned the University for an explanation, and he was given the usual unconvincing excuses.
3  Sorry – but this is unconvincing from a moral or strategic point of view.
4  Many scientists remain unconvinced by the current evidence.