deterred
Example Sentences
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The higher cost of living and a longstanding 20% sales tax have deterred regulars.
“If oil prices shot up to $100, producers might not be deterred by any of this. With Brent in the high $50s, Venezuelan oil may be far more trouble than it’s worth,” she added.
From Barron's
It helps ranchers identify the owner of a lost or stray animal and has long deterred theft.
“To see the warmth of the people here, and the fact that we’re unafraid to come out, shows we won’t be deterred by whatever antisemitism there is, and there’s a lot of it.”
From Los Angeles Times
While some job applicants expressed interest in working on Ani, other prospects were deterred, some of the people said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
