deterrent
Example Sentences
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The challenges, however, were not a deterrent for his vision of expanding the liberty cities model.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
Fifa president Gianni Infantino said he wanted to bring in something which has "a deterrent effect" and backed a red card.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Frankly, it was a factor behind my own exit from dairy farming, and the shortage of help is also a big deterrent for young people hoping to become farmers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Our adversaries or neutral powers may do this, as a deterrent against American aggression.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
Like the majority of American law-enforcement officials, Dewey is certain that capital punishment is a deterrent to violent crime, and he felt that if ever the penalty had been earned, the present instance was it.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Vocabulary lists containing deterrent
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