talk into

phrasal verb

talked into; talking into; talks into

: to get (someone) to do something by talking about the good reasons for doing it : to convince or persuade (someone) to do something

The salesman talked us into buying the car.

Examples of talk into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Any child who gets talked into subway surfing has not listened to his people and might never get to grow up. —

Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024 Other leaders known for their green rhetoric have failed to turn talk into serious action. —

Mohamed Adow, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020 While attending junior college in her hometown of Houston, Duvall was discovered by Altman staff members and talked into taking a screen test. —

Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2024 Both parties and federal mediators are set to continue talks into Sunday. —

Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 30 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for talk into

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