How to Use dissuade in a Sentence

dissuade

verb
Definition of dissuadenext
Synonyms for dissuadenext
  • Our warnings did not dissuade them.
  • Even a date with the hunky Chase isn't enough to dissuade her from Joey.
    — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2023
  • But the challenges ahead shouldn’t dissuade the launch of ALCE.
    — Ana Campoy, Quartz, 20 Jan. 2022
  • If that’s not enough to dissuade you, reach out to the shop now to reserve a 912c of your very own.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023
  • His run-in with the law didn’t dissuade him from selling drugs.
    — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
  • And those shouldn’t dissuade people from taking in the park in a safe way.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
  • Still, if you’re set on buying a home, that might not be enough to dissuade you.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The last week suggests that amount might not be enough to dissuade flippers.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The snow didn’t bother her in March, the mud didn’t dissuade her in April, the bugs didn’t discourage her in May.
    — Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Yet high prices weren’t dissuading many from wanting the drugs.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Sure, there might be some errors, but at the end of the day, this shouldn’t dissuade you from using a tracker.
    — Julia Ries, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2024
  • But knowing the truth didn’t dissuade Williams from watching those scary movies.
    — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Or does the boom and bust nature of ordering dissuade you from that idea?
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
  • People will dissuade you from doing what’s in your heart to do.
    — Jean Paul Paulynice, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • That didn’t dissuade Curry from sticking to his dish, though.
    — oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Among the search results were sites that tried to dissuade women from getting abortions in the first place.
    — Kara Alaimo, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • Miss Barbara tried to dissuade her: there had been many bank closures since the start of the pandemic.
    — Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
  • The changes the pandemic brought to the conference did not dissuade him from coming back this year.
    — Christine Tannous, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2021
  • But that didn't dissuade her from looking for a nice donkey friend for her horses to get along with.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 27 June 2022
  • That appeared to be insufficient to dissuade the justices, who agreed to hear the case last month.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Namely the rhinos, who had their horns shaved down to dissuade any poachers who might make it past all the safeguards.
    — Joe Yogerst, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Long-term, that doesn’t dissuade Barry from her vision for Best Buy.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • What were some of the tactics used to dissuade women from wearing feathers?
    — Mary Jo Dilonardo, Treehugger, 25 May 2023
  • Trying to dissuade him away from his position is not my job and will just waste time.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 30 June 2022
  • The salary jump likely wouldn’t dissuade the Rangers from tendering him a contract.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Hoping to dissuade Cirk, William takes him under his wing and drags him along on his casino tour.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The mounting cost of competing for the projects hasn’t dissuaded states from trying.
    — Marc Levy, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Playing dead may dissuade a grizzly or brown bear, but never play dead around a black bear.
    — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021
  • But stock futures traded slightly higher before the bell — as the new data is unlikely to dissuade the Fed from its cutting campaign.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That, however, does little to dissuade nosy friends and family members from firing off intrusive questions.
    — Angela Haupt, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024

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