deterred

Example Sentences

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The mosque and those who attend have come to expect such rhetoric, but it hasn’t deterred those who worship there.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The sun is blinding hot, but that has not deterred the tourist hordes from splashing about in the ocean.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The spike in global energy prices hasn’t deterred Wall Street analysts from penciling in increasingly higher estimates for corporate profits in 2026.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Neither its nuclear-weapons program nor its ballistic missiles deterred the U.S. and Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

He kicked and battered the air in some clumsy attempt to intimidate Gingersnipes, but she would not be deterred.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman