How to Use dissuade in a Sentence
dissuade
verb- Our warnings did not dissuade them.
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Even a date with the hunky Chase isn't enough to dissuade her from Joey.
—Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2023
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But the challenges ahead shouldn’t dissuade the launch of ALCE.
—Ana Campoy, Quartz, 20 Jan. 2022
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If that’s not enough to dissuade you, reach out to the shop now to reserve a 912c of your very own.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2023
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That did not dissuade any of the migrants CNN spoke with.
—Natalie Gallón, CNN, 1 Mar. 2021
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His run-in with the law didn’t dissuade him from selling drugs.
—Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
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Does that dissuade you from being the smartest person in the room?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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And those shouldn’t dissuade people from taking in the park in a safe way.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
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Still, if you’re set on buying a home, that might not be enough to dissuade you.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
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The last week suggests that amount might not be enough to dissuade flippers.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
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The unit has to be locked each day, Merz said, to dissuade users from locking themselves in.
—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
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There’s still 10 more wins to stack, which may do little to dissuade the skeptics.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020
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The snow didn’t bother her in March, the mud didn’t dissuade her in April, the bugs didn’t discourage her in May.
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
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But that penchant for turnovers shouldn’t dissuade the Trojans from trying to stretch the field.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
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That plus the 28-year-old Reed’s age would dissuade me from pursuing him.
—Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
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Yet high prices weren’t dissuading many from wanting the drugs.
—Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
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Sure, there might be some errors, but at the end of the day, this shouldn’t dissuade you from using a tracker.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2024
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But knowing the truth didn’t dissuade Williams from watching those scary movies.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
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At some point, the volatility is going to dissuade investors to jump back in and buy on the dip.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 24 May 2021
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Or does the boom and bust nature of ordering dissuade you from that idea?
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
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People will dissuade you from doing what’s in your heart to do.
—Jean Paul Paulynice, Forbes, 6 July 2022
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Still, this might not dissuade white men from entering the race.
—BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2021
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Karen yells at Daniel and Nick (not enough to dissuade the former from pursuing a hookup with her, though).
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2021
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Get to your spot early and hope that late arrivers will be dissuaded by the thought of a pack of other hunters in the woods.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 29 Jan. 2020
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That didn’t dissuade Curry from sticking to his dish, though.
—oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2023
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Among the search results were sites that tried to dissuade women from getting abortions in the first place.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN, 14 July 2022
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Miss Barbara tried to dissuade her: there had been many bank closures since the start of the pandemic.
—Hannah Zeavin, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
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The changes the pandemic brought to the conference did not dissuade him from coming back this year.
—Christine Tannous, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2021
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Imani Murray dreamt of taking an African safari for five years, but was dissuaded by the seemingly hefty price tag.
—Essence, 2 July 2025
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But job disclosure initiatives to dissuade junior bankers from taking PE offers come with their own risks, experts tell Fortune.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 25 July 2025
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