How to Use deter in a Sentence

deter

verb
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  • Painting the metal will deter rust.
  • Some potential buyers will be deterred by the price.
  • Weather can deter voters who may see long lines at polling places on Election Day.
    — Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, Shu Uemura's shampoo contains oil, but don't let that deter you.
    — Catharine Malzahn, Good Housekeeping, 8 Dec. 2022
  • From the sounds of it, though, Irsay isn’t about to let that history deter the Colts’ intentions.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2022
  • This year’s defense was middle of the pack in terms of statistics, and Aranda didn’t let an old friendship deter him from making a change.
    — Michael Haag, Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • New research indicates that the tail clubs on huge armored dinosaurs known as ankylosaurs may have evolved to whack each other rather than deter hungry predators.
    — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The losses so far this month shouldn't necessarily deter investors, since the returns usually arrive in the second half of the month, the report said.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2022
  • This would involve determining what kinds of actions are likely to deter social media companies from behaving in ways deemed harmful under the law.
    — Theodore J. Kury, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The federal agents, monitoring those threats in real time, sent police on what appeared to be routine patrols, meant to deter Rubio from hurting anyone.
    — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Rail unions wouldn’t have so much sway over U.S. transportation if the Jones Act didn’t deter domestic shipping as competition.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 29 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
  • The film may not have the most original title, but don’t let that deter you.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In several states, laws and ordinances allow cemetery owners to limit access to non-family members, as well as designate specific times of access, to deter nighttime trespassing.
    — Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024

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