How To Use Dissuade In A Sentence

Speed ramps along College Road, put in to try and dissuade boy racers who use the road to cut from one side of the town to the other, have been branded useless.
And it may dissuade you from sharing a snap on Instagram. The Sun
Yet his hopelessness in the 1994 film did not dissuade one family from buying into the dream. Times, Sunday Times
We dissuade any lady from touching or going near a zebra's mouth, or the horns of an ibex or an algazel, or the pointed bill of a heron or stork, or from putting her hand near this fine painted pig. Heads and Tales : or, Anecdotes and Stories of Quadrupeds and Other Beasts, Chiefly Connected with Incidents in the Histories of More or Less Distinguished Men.
Not that he was easily dissuaded from his career path. Times, Sunday Times

With some difficulty, we managed to dissuade our left-leaning daughter from buying pint-sized T-shirts for our preschool grandchildren.
I am almost willing to bet that he is more of a dissuader than a persuader critique always being that much simpler. Steele...
Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends'attempts to dissuade him.
I tried to dissuade her from getting married.
Aeschines was sent on an embassy to Megalopolis where he sought to dissuade the assembly of the Arcadians from dealings with Philip II.
In 40 percent of the cases, the dissuader was a parent, but teachers and employers accounted for 20 percent of the dissuaders.
Baseball, by which I mean baseball, lowercase b, has lost a penetrating mind of great discernment, a gadfly who would not be dissuaded from his job as he saw it even when the Commissioner himself phoned to tell him to cut it out.
The poor weather did not dissuade people from abandoning their clothes in protest against oil dependency and promoting cycle safety. Times, Sunday Times
Cuts to legal aid may have dissuaded some barristers' chambers from recruiting, but the bigger problem has been the economic downturn. Times, Sunday Times
The specter of a hefty debt load dissuaded Jason Tomlinson from enrolling to study business at Berkeley College, a for-profit school with locations in New York and New Jersey. Party Ends at For-Profit Schools
So they have mounted a concerted campaign to dissuade schools and parents from joining. Times, Sunday Times
The end of his sentence was lost, for he had whisked out the big Colt's dissuader of ladrones, that hung on his belt, and was firing. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day
Pour le dissuader de rester, elle lui dit que s'il reste, il devra devenir son animal de compagnie mais contre toute attente, le jeune garçon accepte. Pinku-tk Diary Entry
Cuts to legal aid may have dissuaded some barristers' chambers from recruiting, but the bigger problem has been the economic downturn. Times, Sunday Times
It is not merely that the most fumigatory parent dissuades his sons from the practice; but there is a more remarkable instance. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 50, December, 1861
Albeit a funny name; don't let the name dissuade you. WN.com - Articles related to Canada OKs caffeine for non-cola soft drinks
The proposals would place a further burden on landlords and could dissuade investors from buy-to-let. Times, Sunday Times
Tax officials have tried to dissuade people from appealing against demands for payment, claiming that only a limited few would be successful. Times, Sunday Times
Did you or any scientist you ever met or heard of get "dissuaded" from being who they are because they went to church as children? A View: The Science=Atheism Meme
The poor weather did not dissuade people from abandoning their clothes in protest against oil dependency and promoting cycle safety. Times, Sunday Times
The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.
If you let the title dissuade you from checking out the post, you'll be missing one of those rare moments when absurd TV becomes meta-absurd and threatens the existence of the very foundation of all we hold sacred. October 2007
Not that he was easily dissuaded from his career path. Times, Sunday Times
The father dissuaded his son from leaving school.
So methods have been developed to dissuade you from wandering off to somebody else's cash register.
Tax officials have tried to dissuade people from appealing against demands for payment, claiming that only a limited few would be successful. Times, Sunday Times
I still remember one faculty member actually trying to actively dissuade me from pursing a career in libraries and choose a sexier, techier, more corporate career path. Radio Frequency Identification Workshop
It says that spiritual directors and confessors in seminaries "have the duty to dissuade" any candidates "who show deep-seated homosexual tendencies" from joining the priesthood. 11/23/2005
Not that such disincentives dissuade the smart set from guzzling foreign brands.
There are concerns that the nuclear element could dissuade some investors from voting against boards other than in extreme scenarios. Times, Sunday Times
Yemeni government officials told us they hoped to place the men in what they called a rehabilitation camp, where experts would try to dissuade them of violence, offer them counseling, medical care and job training, and help them find work upon their release. Human Rights Watch: Obama's Yemen Problem
We wanted to keep her close to us so we dissuaded her from taking up that course.
The parents tried to dissuade their son from marrying the girl.
The IG's finding means that the EPA is "finally shutting down an experiment that was based on shoddy science," said Jim Hecker, a lawyer at Public Justice, a public-interest law firm whose criticism dissuaded the EPA from using the shortcut at an abandoned motel in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2004. The Center for Public Integrity: EPA allowed unsafe handling of asbestos, IG says
The blandness of the spindle cells was so impressive as to dissuade us from a malignant diagnosis on preoperative biopsies.
Shot over 12 years, Zhao Liang's brave film follows victims of corruption, some driven half-mad with grief, endlessly seeking redress at Beijing's court of plaintiffs – while also spotlighting the sinister "retrievers", heavies employed to physically dissuade them. Tonight's TV highlights: Wonder Dogs: Medical Marvels | Candy Cabs | Filthy Cities | Campus | Storyville – China's Bleak House | White Van Man
Bon la j'prepare des foto des mes trous sans piercing histoire de dissuader les pouf qui veulent en faire pour etre fashion. Pinku-tk Diary Entry
Those who knew us knew, as I refused to yield my gunman position in the drive-by, that they couldn't dissuade me.
Mice that couldn't be dissuaded from the object of their attention by a piece of sweet, crunchy cereal may help researchers find new treatments and cures for human disorders like autism and Parkinson's disease. King Solomon's Wings
That didn't seem like much of a dissuader, so when I saw the album cover in the new releases I was intrigued.
Tax officials have tried to dissuade people from appealing against demands for payment, claiming that only a limited few would be successful. Times, Sunday Times
I had, of course, tried to dissuade him, if only for his own safety, but he would have none of it.
And it may dissuade you from sharing a snap on Instagram. The Sun
She had cast herself as a movie consumptive, and would not be dissuaded from the role by mere medical opinion. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.
Anita knows people may think she has gone completely gaga when they see her and her partner, a builder from Normanton, tie the knot in a register office in Wakefield, but none of that is going to dissuade her.
This visible security was intended to dissuade attacks and reassure visitors, but it has long outlived its usefulness. Times, Sunday Times
There are concerns that the nuclear element could dissuade some investors from voting against boards other than in extreme scenarios. Times, Sunday Times
Is an isolated outbreak of yobbery involving a few dozen numskulls really going to dissuade the private sector from investing in, and profiting from, a new business deal?
We tried to dissuade him, but I guessed by the gleam of mischief in his eye that that he was doing a bit of leg-pulling.
He was familiar with her obstinate behaviour, and knew that any attempt to dissuade her from doing what she wanted would only invoke her anger.
The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.
Racing was next on his wish list and he was not so easily dissuaded. Times, Sunday Times
The poor weather did not dissuade people from abandoning their clothes in protest against oil dependency and promoting cycle safety. Times, Sunday Times
God by his prophets warned them against making these dangerous leagues with foreigners (v. 43): Then said I unto her that was old in adulteries, that from the first was fond of leagues with the heathen, of matching with their families (Judg.iii. 6), and afterwards of making alliances with their kingdoms, and, though often disappointed therein, would never be dissuaded from it (this was the adultery she was old in), I said, Will they now commit whoredoms with her and she with them? Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
Racing was next on his wish list and he was not so easily dissuaded. Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, such persons might be dissuaded from arbitration under the supervision of the English court.
To date, this has not dissuaded the media or the activists who are determined to find a smoking gun.
The Church attack on modernity and progress did not dissuade industrialists pushing conventional religiosity on the working class.
Technically, Hemingway offered Dietrich a dehortation, a rarely used but quite proper English term compared to an exhortation, which attempts to persuade people to do something, a dehortation is an attempt to dissuade people from a course of action. 'Neverisms': 11 Things You Should Never Do, Never Say, Never Forget (PHOTOS)
And it may dissuade you from sharing a snap on Instagram. The Sun
Yet his hopelessness in the 1994 film did not dissuade one family from buying into the dream. Times, Sunday Times
The entrance is in both cases delimited by a dissuader formed by an elongated bar of a semi-circular shape.
I couldn't think of a lie quick enough to dissuade Beth so we trudged to the locker together.
Les utilisateurs sont méchants, on fait des modifications sans prévenir l'usager “we made a minor release yesterday” 6. Pour en revenir au 1. si jamais j'avais eu la tentation d'utiliser cocomment, cet échange m'en aurait dissuadée. Please Don’t Be Rude, coComment. I Loved You. — Climb to the Stars
If I visit him at this time, I dissuade him from farther attempts to open the skin, but advise a gentle eccoprotic.
How do we dissuade these people from breeding? The Sun
Ever since the beginning, men have assigned to women the role of the dissuader, the drag, the hinderer. The Last Hope
Mr. Jordan said the previous frequent-flier program was an influential dissuader with business travelers, as passengers taking longer flights—and spending more on fares—didn't net more rewards than those flying shorter distances. Southwest Expands Service
This indeed is not to exhort, but to dissuade and dehort by The Works of James Arminius, Vol. 2
Pudentilla, however, would not be dissuaded from the decision she had made, and two months later she and Apuleius were married at her country villa.
Not that he was easily dissuaded from his career path. Times, Sunday Times
But pre-KSR precedent refutes Plaintiffs' theory of non-obviousness, which is that the costs of the coating process would have dissuaded a skilled formulator from combining the references. SDNY Takes on KSR - And Finds Patent Obvious
As summer fades into memory and gusty autumn winds dissuade all but the keenest from picking up a racket, why not improve your game in warmer climes?
He dissuaded many suitors from pursuing her by telling them she had consumption and wouldn't make a suitable wife for anyone.
The proposals would place a further burden on landlords and could dissuade investors from buy-to-let. Times, Sunday Times
So he and some other Salem folks are planning a ritual on Sunday designed, they told the Gazette to... dissuade Sheen from misusing the word warlock in the future. Pagans to Sheen: Sorry, Charlie, you're no 'warlock'
Since the mid-1990s Terrifica has donned a golden mask, Valkyrie bra, blond wig, red boots and cape, to distract the men she tries to dissuade from seducing drunk young women.
It also dissuaded consensual sexual partners from asking for condoms.
Ever since the beginning, men have assigned to women the rôle of the dissuader, the drag, the hinderer. The Last Hope
The poor weather did not dissuade people from abandoning their clothes in protest against oil dependency and promoting cycle safety. Times, Sunday Times
I mean it is designed to dissuade young people from starting with illicit drugs.
This proposal really made me tremble, and the Branghtons all hung back upon it; but Madame Duval is never to be dissuaded from a scheme she has once formed. Evelina: or, The History of a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World
The proposals would place a further burden on landlords and could dissuade investors from buy-to-let. Times, Sunday Times
These sort of leasehold arrangements can dissuade investors, who like to see stadiums as part of the package of assets. Times, Sunday Times
They were going to set off in the fog, but were dissuaded.
There's not much that wildlife health officials can do to prevent this, but they could try to decontaminate high-risk areas or dissuade wild birds from visiting them - for example, by draining lakes.
Cuts to legal aid may have dissuaded some barristers' chambers from recruiting, but the bigger problem has been the economic downturn. Times, Sunday Times
Any potential rockiness ahead may dissuade the Reserve Bank from raising interest rates again, at least before the end of the year.
She had warned the demon, dissuaded him till the very end when it had become so painfully clear that it had been all going wrong.
The poor weather did not dissuade people from abandoning their clothes in protest against oil dependency and promoting cycle safety. Times, Sunday Times
This point does not dissuade Raggio (Gubbio Studiolo, 1: 166), who cites the "indifferent" lighting conditions found in the East and West walls of the uomini illustri in the Urbino studiolo to explain the inconsistencies (for the debate regarding the portraits at Urbino, see chapter 6n70). Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro
My hope is that by making this public here, he will perhaps be dissuaded from continuing to embellish this story with false statements.
Would it dissuade people from saving altogether? Times, Sunday Times
Chinese officials, while they try to "dissuade" her from her cause, are always "extremely nice," she said. Political Diary
Os ventris frigescit, cold in those inner parts, cold belly, and hot liver, causeth crudity, and intention proceeds from perturbations, [2682] our souls for want of spirits cannot attend exactly to so many intentive operations, being exhaust, and overswayed by passion, she cannot consider the reasons which may dissuade her from such affections. Anatomy of Melancholy
High tariff barriers were erected to dissuade domestic manufacturers from importing foreign goods.
This visible security was intended to dissuade attacks and reassure visitors, but it has long outlived its usefulness. Times, Sunday Times
That probably won't dissuade Members from preselecting him but he'll need to develop a harder edge if he makes it to the Senate.
Claudia: Dans ce cas, je pense que le bon conseil de M Boileau est tout à fait approprié: ça pourrait dissuader les coupables de propager du charabia! Your cooperation in reading this blog post is requested
When she had made up her mind on something it was quite hard to dissuade her from the course she had chosen.
These sort of leasehold arrangements can dissuade investors, who like to see stadiums as part of the package of assets. Times, Sunday Times
If you haven't already, dissuade yourself from thinking that building effective relationships is the same as being a better networker.
Openly carrying a firearm (which is legal in VT but not CT IIRC) would go a long way to dissuade any would-be animal-crusader combatant - after all, they don't believe in violence unless it serves their purpose. CT Deer Managers Feel Threatened By Animal-Right Activists
The dilapidated gate could not deter her, the creaking shutters could not dishearten her, the spider web-laced windows could not dissuade her. Three-Minute Fiction Favorites
Historically speaking, Penn state enacted this rule years ago in helping to "dissuade" the ownership of semiauto weapons. What's Up with Pennsylvania
Il ne faudrait pas que le message pour rendre un site accessible soit trop compliqué au risque de dissuader les bonnes volontés. Entretiens / Interviews / Entrevistas
Negative campaigning will only dissuade people
One adventurous run that is sure to create a lifetime memory takes you to the majestic Towers of Paine, but don’t let the name dissuade you. Long May You Run
A picket is a group of employees who assemble outside their work place to show they are on strike and to dissuade colleagues from going in. Times, Sunday Times
He would have some discreet men to dissuade them, after the fury of passion is a little spent, or by absence allayed; for it is as intempestive at first, to give counsel, as to comfort parents when their children are in that instant departed; to no purpose to prescribe narcotics, cordials, nectarines, potions, Anatomy of Melancholy
The fact that Angie went postal on the guy when she did not get the ring, busting open his lip and scratching his cornea while calling him four-letter names that would make a dockworker blush, evidently did not dissuade the board from bestowing on her the honor. Parents Behaving Badly
After being dissuaded from the Chinese invasion project, and seeing the posture of affairs in Japan, the President decided to bring matters to a head. LewRockwell.com
No one realized that more than the king himself, who suffered much distress for his victim, and was with difficulty dissuaded from the abdication of his throne. Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen
Since the mid-1990s Terrifica has donned a golden mask, Valkyrie bra, blond wig, red boots and cape, to distract the men she tries to dissuade from seducing drunk young women.
The orator persuades or dissuades someone, to argue for or against adopting a proposed opinion or course of action; the auditors play the role of critics.
How do we dissuade these people from breeding? The Sun
A picket is a group of employees who assemble outside their work place to show they are on strike and to dissuade colleagues from going in. Times, Sunday Times
GRACE: ... you would think, after all the publicity surrounding Mary Kay Letourneau and getting it on in, what was it, a Volkswagen Rabbit, after she got out on bond, that that would kind of dissuade other elementary school teachers from doing the same. CNN Transcript May 5, 2006
The father dissuaded his son from leaving school.
Some of the video clips are in Assamese, and even though many in the crowd only speak Bengali, the language barrier does not seem to dissuade them from watching. Hanna Ingber Win: India: Three Wives, 10 Kids Is Enough
The airport ground crew tried to dissuade the pilot from taking off.
[Updated 4/24/08: I've posted some counter-arguments to claims that e-mail must be hyphenated, in case you happen upon somebody who can't be dissuaded from the position that this does matter.] Stupid grammar rules I: Email vs. e-mail « Motivated Grammar
These sort of leasehold arrangements can dissuade investors, who like to see stadiums as part of the package of assets. Times, Sunday Times
There are concerns that the nuclear element could dissuade some investors from voting against boards other than in extreme scenarios. Times, Sunday Times
Racing was next on his wish list and he was not so easily dissuaded. Times, Sunday Times
How do we dissuade these people from breeding? The Sun
Yet his hopelessness in the 1994 film did not dissuade one family from buying into the dream. Times, Sunday Times
He was not to be dissuaded from his purpose, though the ladies would have absolved him from all unpoliteness, and even requested him to accompany the skaters. The Child of Mystery
Would it dissuade people from saving altogether? Times, Sunday Times
Those kidnapping-murders recorded for video distribution on the Internet of course further dissuaded the international community from getting involved in Iraq. The Longest War
It seems even the randiest of tourists can be dissuaded by coils of barbed wire and the sight of army Humvees parked in front of clubs with names such as Lucifer and Spanky's. SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
This visible security was intended to dissuade attacks and reassure visitors, but it has long outlived its usefulness. Times, Sunday Times
The dissuader and opposer of the agrarian law now began to be popular. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08
Looking through the options one can find out that word dissuade seems to be a good match for second blank. LearnHub Activities
Abbas Mirza, the heir to the Persian throne, was not to be dissuaded from aggression.
There are, of course, some writers who would dissuade us from imagining any radical change in this area at all.
When the Duke of Prussia endeavoured once more in a friendly way to dissuade him from his purpose, for the honour of the house of Brandenburg, he replied, 'Wicked sons have sprung from the noble race of David, and princes ought not to disgrace themselves by unprincely vices.' Life of Martin Luther
In the absence of policing, would mass pickets have physically prevented miners from going to work rather than peacefully trying to dissuade them?
Claudia: Dans ce cas, je pense que le bon conseil de M Boileau est tout à fait approprié: ça pourrait dissuader les coupables de propager du charabia! Your cooperation in reading this blog post is requested
Abbas Mirza, the heir to the Persian throne, was not to be dissuaded from aggression.
Would it dissuade people from saving altogether? Times, Sunday Times
He did not try to dissuade the party from their ascent, but he did insist on loaning Miss Fergusson a pistol.
Since generations of juniors will be jonesing for this film, there is really nothing negative this critic can say to dissuade you from potential ownership.

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