Examples of dissuasion in a Sentence
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The jury found the use of a weapon in the robbery and the prevention or dissuasion of witnesses from testifying as aggravating factors to Wade’s robbery conviction.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
In the instance that fueled the witness-dissuasion conviction, a teen boy, John Doe 2 reportedly suffered a serious head injury after drunkenly hanging from O’Connor’s SUV — driven by another teen — then falling during a joyride in the high school parking lot.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
If anyone figured any of this would dissuade the part of Simpson’s fan base that came to know him as an alternative country artist first, and not someone who does topical disco, that dissuasion did not materialize.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Despite the dissuasion from their principal, about 70 students walked out of Aug Prep just after noon.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The metrics changes also erect some dissuasion to loading up a schedule with cupcake opponents.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2025
Their success makes dissuasion by others futile, administration officials tell us.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Needless to say, this has sparked quite a lot of dissuasion in Dylan fan circles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 22 May 2023
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
In the instance that fueled the witness-dissuasion conviction, a teen boy, John Doe 2 reportedly suffered a serious head injury after drunkenly hanging from O’Connor’s SUV — driven by another teen — then falling during a joyride in the high school parking lot.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
If anyone figured any of this would dissuade the part of Simpson’s fan base that came to know him as an alternative country artist first, and not someone who does topical disco, that dissuasion did not materialize.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Despite the dissuasion from their principal, about 70 students walked out of Aug Prep just after noon.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The metrics changes also erect some dissuasion to loading up a schedule with cupcake opponents.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2025
Their success makes dissuasion by others futile, administration officials tell us.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Needless to say, this has sparked quite a lot of dissuasion in Dylan fan circles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2024
Initially, the employers countered the organizing campaigns with criticism of unions and other means of dissuasion.
—Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 22 May 2023
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“Dissuasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissuasion. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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