had discouraged
- past perfect of discourage.
Example Sentences
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Only six weeks ago, Chairman Jerome Powell had discouraged hopes that such a cut would arrive before the holiday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Though U.S. lawmakers and advocacy groups had discouraged bankers from attending, officials in Beijing and Hong Kong showered the executives with praise.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Back home, he said, his father had discouraged schooling, putting his son to work on the family plot of cassava, oranges and mangoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2021
Developer Fawley Waterside had discouraged sightseers from gathering to watch the explosion however a planned live online video stream failed to show the demolition.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2021
Anthony’s Quaker upbringing also had discouraged interest in partisan politics and women’s suffrage, so she focused on working with the temperance movement.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
