How to Use unconvincing in a Sentence

unconvincing

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  • His arguments for changing the rules were unconvincing.
  • Joshua Bassett’s Ricky is unconvincing in the role of someone who is okay with it.
    — Vulture, 26 July 2023
  • As the lights came up, an old man dozed while a teenage boy and girl frisked nearby in an unconvincing body of water.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • His claim that the matter didn't reach him is unconvincing.
    — Calvin Woodward, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Since their huge win at San Siro against Inter, Juve have been unconvincing as of late.
    — SI.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Loy, Porter’s lawyer, agreed that the witness was unconvincing.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Xavi had arrived at the Super Cup under pressure after an unconvincing end to 2023 and start to the near year.
    — Tales Azzoni, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
  • That renders the shifts between each mode unconvincing and abrupt, despite the stars’ best efforts.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Yet in the end the problem with the musical isn’t the unconvincing rendition of the world of journalism or even the pesky little errors.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
  • For most of the show, Sugar comes off as unconvincing wish fulfillment.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Barcelona may be ahead of all their rivals, but Valverde has been very unconvincing, and doubts over the manager's future at the club continue to linger.
    — SI.com, 2 Nov. 2019
  • The measures announced to ensure the Games take place safely are unconvincing.
    — Star Tribune, 1 Feb. 2021
  • In a recent memoir, Drew Gilpin Faust makes an unconvincing case for her worldview.
    — Mark Moyar, National Review, 11 Sep. 2023
  • England came out on top in the last meeting between the pair, winning 2-1 thanks to a Beth Mead wonder goal in what was an unconvincing win for the Lionesses.
    — SI.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • The government has no shortage of studies to point to, but Pramesh and others dismiss them as unconvincing.
    — Priyanka Pulla, Science | AAAS, 15 Oct. 2020
  • But the suits argue that the theory has always been unconvincing.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Chicago is an unconvincing 2-0, with wins over Detroit, needing a huge rally, and the Giants, needing to hold on late.
    — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 24 Sep. 2020
  • From Downey's unconvincing accent to the film's incomprehensible plot, critics had a lot to say about why the film doesn't work.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2020
  • The unconvincing performance of Lee does nothing to make Marigold more palatable.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
  • Moreover, claims by countries such as Kenya that coal is needed for baseload power are unconvincing.
    — The Economist, 25 July 2019
  • The time for hiccups and unconvincing wins against Nordic opposition is over.
    — Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • The story was unconvincing, as were Steinheil’s subsequent attempts to frame others for the crime.
    — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The Cowboys had a rocky start to the season, defeating Central Michigan by 14 points in an unconvincing fashion.
    — Dallas News, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But the clumsy staging turns this into an unconvincing dream.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2019
  • In short, the researchers find problems with the shape of the bumps, the absence of fine layering inside them, and unconvincing chemical signatures.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2018
  • Players took turns blasting the Astros for their trash can banging scheme and unconvincing apologies.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2020
  • But it’s been a tough tournament buildup, with very unconvincing displays against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
    — Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2022
  • His voice was joyous, his smile was infectious, but his words were as unconvincing as his team’s performance.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • This was a reference to the completely unconvincing argument that increased gun sales have led to the spike in crime when surges in gun sales since the mid-1990s never before led to higher crime.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 28 May 2021
  • My only complaint is that the character of Marek is thinly written and unconvincing.
    — The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Feb. 2024

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