half-convinced
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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I accepted his request cautiously, half-convinced it wasn’t really him.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
It had been so long — despite our intimate-feeling online friendship — that when I reached out to her to have breakfast a few weeks ago, I was half-convinced she would say no.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021
The players seemed half-convinced they faced a rainout and an early dismissal.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2017
So it is with trepidation that I say: I'm only half-convinced by the class of 2013.
From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2013
He gazed at me still as though but half-convinced.
From Simon Dale by Hope, Anthony
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