Example Sentences

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In the short term, there's probably little that can be done other than targeting those who are "price gouging" in the hope that it dissuades others.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"We expect slowing job growth in this sector as diminished loan availability dissuades restaurant operators and other smaller businesses from hiring new workers and opening new establishments."

From Reuters • Mar. 30, 2023

That’s because low vitamin D levels are common in people with any health condition that dissuades them from spending time outdoors—the sun is an important source of vitamin D—or from eating a vitamin-rich diet.

From Scientific American • Mar. 13, 2023

He started dumping soapy water down the corner steps to de-stink them in the summer and realized it also dissuades people from sleeping or sitting there.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2022

The well-known character of an orator persuades or dissuades quite as forcibly as the language he utters.

From Sketches and Studies by Hawthorne, Nathaniel