Example Sentences

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While the prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates has dissuaded investors from backing gold, it has provided a tailwind for the U.S. dollar.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Economic uncertainty has dissuaded many of these employers from hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

"The Chinese government has dissuaded its corporations from investing in football, so that's one area which has disappeared."

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2022

The uncertainty about whether they’ll have to pay more fees for a solar-power system on a home or business has dissuaded consumers like María Lizardi Córdova, an accountant who lives in San Juan.

From New York Times • May 9, 2022

Aye, but my brother has dissuaded me From going any further in this business.

From The Comedies of Terence by Colman, George