Synonym: affect, induce, move, persuade, prejudice, sway. Similar words: influential, sequence, eloquence, consequence, in consequence, inflation, frequency, fence. Meaning: ['ɪnflʊəns] 
n. 1. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc 2. causing something without any direct or apparent effort 3. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do 4. the effect of one thing (or person) on another 5. one having power to influence another. v. 1. have and exert influence or effect 2. shape or influence; give direction to 3. induce into action by using one's charm.
n. 1. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc 2. causing something without any direct or apparent effort 3. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do 4. the effect of one thing (or person) on another 5. one having power to influence another. v. 1. have and exert influence or effect 2. shape or influence; give direction to 3. induce into action by using one's charm. 
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181. What others think exercises a great influence on most of us.
182. They were accused of interfering with voters or exerting undue influence .
183. Gayle's mother said I was a bad influence on her daughter.
184. The ex-President, although shorn of his official powers, still has a lot of influence.
185. Organized crime has an insidious influence on all who come into contact with it.
186. Yet Kissinger succeeded in defying an old Washington dictum that you can have in the capital visibility or influence, but not both.
187. He was a man who exercised considerable influence over people.
188. Such feelings may have a strong influence over your decisions.
189. At this stage, children move further away from the influence of their parents, and depend more on their friends.
190. Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor.
191. Queen Isabella was urged to use her influence with the French monarch.
192. The boss retains enormous influence by reason of his position.
193. Politicians these days are more interested in playing to the gallery than exercising real influence on world events.
194. Will you use your influence to prevail upon them to support the suggestion?
195. You need to understand how office politics influence the working environment.
196. He was arrested for driving as he was under the influence of drink.
197. My influence over her is small(sentencedict.com), so she won't do as I say.
198. Which do you believe has the strongest influence on how children develop - nature or nurture?
199. The group has little influence over those outside its own ranks.
200. Her parents no longer have any real influence over her.
201. He's very much under the influence of the older boys.
201. Sentencedict.com try its best to collect and make good sentences.
202. International politics were a formative influence on the British labour movement.
203. Parents are often quite unconscious of the ways in which they influence their children.
204. I thought Sue would be a good influence on you.
205. This is a test case which will influence what other judges decide.
206. The postponement of difficult decisions left the government dangerously exposed to American influence.
207. The unions have been able to extend their influence over all industries.
208. You need influence to get you there,especially if you are not a businessman.
209. The influence of heredity is best studied in genetically identical twins.
210. His paintings had a strong influence on me as a student.
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