dissuade
Example Sentences
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Evans knows his documentary won’t dissuade the true believers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
A stable labor market, in turn, would almost certainly dissuade the Fed from cutting interest rates in March.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
“I haven’t seen this many people in Redlands do anything ever,” said sophomore James Bojado, who also said that, for days, administrators had attempted to dissuade students with threats of discipline.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Promised reviews of intelligence agencies and law enforcement similarly did nothing to dissuade those calling for the inquiry.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
She had learned that when people were bent on doing something they believed was a good deed, it was usually impossible to dissuade them.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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