deterred

Example Sentences

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Clovis coach Cooper Steele said his team had to be aggressive with Centennial’s size, so the free throws the Huskies made were something that couldn’t be deterred.

From Los Angeles Times

She said disabled people who want to get into acting shouldn't be deterred by the idea that disabled actors would be "fighting for the same jobs".

From BBC

While personal documentation has not deterred federal agents from arresting a person anyway, they might make a police officer in a routine stop less likely to report them to ICE.

From Salon

Its conclusion served as a red flag that deterred some parts of the Pentagon from using Grok, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

An anti-corruption purge in the army has also not deterred Beijing from increasing its number of incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone.

From Barron's