dissuading

Example Sentences

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Police stopped, questioned and frisked those suspected of carrying weapons or casing a business, dissuading the ill-intentioned from packing guns while reducing shootings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

So leaders have more trouble either credibly threatening bad members to resign or dissuading other members from taking justice into their own hands.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The ever-shifting landscape of golden visas isn’t dissuading people from securing one, however.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Experts say the availability of auto-industry jobs has been a key factor in dissuading many Mexicans from immigrating to the United States.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

Had I succeeded in dissuading Hamlet from revenge?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein