How to Use deterrence in a Sentence

deterrence

noun

• The author argues that deterrence is no longer the best way to prevent war.
• Neither diplomacy nor deterrence, so far, appears to be working.
  — Aaron David Miller, CNN, 23 Dec. 2021
• This is all meant to project resolve, deterrence and to show that Putin's attempt to get the US out of Europe will fail.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 25 Jan. 2022
• This defense agreement strengthens that deterrence and contributes to a more stable Pacific.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2022
• There also was precious little rim deterrence in the power rotation beyond Bam Adebayo.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 8 Jan. 2022
• Performed on a random basis, this maximizes deterrence and limits intrusiveness.
  — Michael D'antonio, CNN, 20 Dec. 2021
• Instead, the Biden administration is hoping deterrence and diplomacy will stop Putin.
  — Conor Finnegan, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2021
• Putin’s very public move also underscores the performative nature of nuclear deterrence.
  — Nathan Hodge, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
• Not that the commission has done much on the deterrence front.
  — Jon Healey, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Mar. 2023
• The move has aroused fears of a U.S. war with Russia, but the goal here is deterrence to prevent a war.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Feb. 2022
• Then the city hired him to help with focused deterrence.
  — Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2024
• And the way to reestablish deterrence is to ignore the arms of the octopus and go straight for its head.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 19 Apr. 2024
• Israeli prison should be a form of deterrence, and not a reward.
  — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2023
• And, of course, defense is a backstop against the failure of deterrence.
  — The Editors, National Review, 10 Oct. 2022
• That’s why deterrence, in my view, works more often than not.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 19 May 2024
• So maybe that will be a form of deterrence that's largely been lost since this war began.
  — CBS News, 18 May 2022
• He was blocked once, a deterrence that wasn’t enough to keep him from scoring on three other drives.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
• Now the next step for Tyler is to adjust to these latest attempts at deterrence.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
• And then two, to be able to defeat those adversaries in war should that deterrence fail.
  — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022
• But none of these threats have caused the U.S. to change its own nuclear posture of strategic deterrence.
  — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2022
• Critics say the problem is too much friend making and not enough deterrence.
  — Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
• Their mission will be to train and provide deterrence but not to engage in combat in Ukraine.
  — Fox News, 12 Feb. 2022
• Think of his Afghanistan withdrawal, and his self-deterrence vis-à-vis Russia in Ukraine.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 16 July 2022
• Above all else, America needs to reestablish the deterrence that has eroded for three years now.
  — The Editors, National Review, 13 Oct. 2023
• The war has imperilled a long-standing premise of deterrence—having a bomb to avoid being bombed.
  — Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2022
• The United States and its allies are facing a crisis of deterrence.
  — Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 20 Sep. 2024
• Police are in the planning stages for focused deterrence.
  — Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023
• But when push comes to shove and defensive deterrence is required.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2022
• Defense ministry spokesman Jeon Ha-kyu told a briefing the parade helped improve troop morale and stimulate defense exports, while serving as a deterrence against North Korea.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
• Netanyahu’s strategy, if that’s the word for it, is de-facto annexation under an umbrella of deterrence.
  — Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024