How to Use deter in a Sentence

deter

verb

• Painting the metal will deter rust.
• Some potential buyers will be deterred by the price.
• Prayer walks through neighborhoods did not deter street violence.
  — al, 16 Nov. 2022
• Know that not drinking enough water can lead to headaches and migraines, which may deter you from networking and applying to more jobs.
  — Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
• What the military response did not do was deter the Bonus Army demonstrators for long.
  — Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2022
• Many housing advocates say such laws are not enforced enough to deter discrimination or change perceptions.
  — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 15 Nov. 2022
• But if exports fall enough to meaningfully harm the other country’s economy and deter armed conflict, the tariffs will not raise much revenue.
  — Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
• Great companies and leaders will not let the challenges of the moment deter them from making the big decisions and investments needed to transition.
  — Bob Sternfels, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2022
• Health care providers and lawmakers recognized long ago that the potential threat of losing so much would deter people from getting life-saving help and set up strict laws to protect those who do seek treatment.
  — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2022
• Improve visibility of your doorways to deter thieves Keep your porch well-lit and consider adding motion-sensing lighting, the release said.
  — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
• Motion sensors that trigger lights when someone steps onto your property and visible security cameras can also help deter thieves.
  — Chandelis Duster, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024
• But the prospect of a cold, miserable winter in Ukraine without electricity or water could set off a new exodus, or at least deter those who fled earlier from going home.
  — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• The type of support that Taiwan now needs—to deter a conflict or to defend itself if conflict comes—is a subject of growing debate in Taipei and Washington.
  — Ben Rhodes, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2022
• Don’t let that deter you from putting out a bit for the birds.
  — cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022
• Wiredu does not seem to have been deterred by the raid.
  — CNN, 12 Mar. 2020
• Lag hasn’t been deterred from his mission to take gqom around the world.
  — Nadia Neophytou, Billboard, 31 July 2019
• The footage from those cameras will be used to deter and solve crime.
  — Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2020
• The idea is that this will deter thieves from stealing iPhones to sell parts.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
• And many aren’t deterred by the prospect of legal action.
  — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2018
• Don’t be deterred by the long line; the pros scooping the soft, slushy ices are lightning-fast.
  — Regan Stephens, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
• Don’t be deterred—get lost and ask a shepherd for help.
  — Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018
• That didn’t deter the 33-year-old from adding his mark, though.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2021
• But Quibi will not be deterred and the app launched right on schedule.
  — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2020
• The net’s purpose is to deter would-be jumpers and save those who do jump from death.
  — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
• The battery can be locked in place to deter theft or removed.
  — Ted Slowik, Daily Southtown, 30 May 2018
• Run-ins with sharks and stinging sea lice haven’t deterred her.
  — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• The obstruction call changed the scoreboard but didn't deter the Tigers.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2023
• Keep pushing that rock up the hill and don’t let anybody deter you.
  — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2022
• While timid Mari’s impulse to call the police, her friends deter her.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2022
• But this won’t deter Baer from hitting the road once this all behind us.
  — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2020

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024