How to Use dissuade in a Sentence

dissuade

verb
  • Our warnings did not dissuade them.
  • But don’t let that dissuade you.
    — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • His run-in with the law didn’t dissuade him from selling drugs.
    — Benoît Morenne, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Of those who opt to climb, would they be dissuaded by a new coat of paint?
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Still, if you’re set on buying a home, that might not be enough to dissuade you.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Does that dissuade you from being the smartest person in the room?
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • People will dissuade you from doing what’s in your heart to do.
    — Jean Paul Paulynice, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • And those shouldn’t dissuade people from taking in the park in a safe way.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2024
  • The last week suggests that amount might not be enough to dissuade flippers.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Still, this might not dissuade white men from entering the race.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Feb. 2021
  • Those not dissuaded by this fact will also get a chance to help out a good cause.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Lithgow has said her views didn’t dissuade him from taking the role.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The fact that Deutch didn’t speak a lick of French didn’t dissuade her.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Even a date with the hunky Chase isn't enough to dissuade her from Joey.
    — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Yet high prices weren’t dissuading many from wanting the drugs.
    — Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
  • Don’t let fear dissuade you from investing in it.
    — Steve Booren, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
  • This can dissuade them from going far from home, or even from going to school at all.
    — Vanessa Delgado, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Or does the boom and bust nature of ordering dissuade you from that idea?
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Friends sought to dissuade him from engaging.
    — Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Trying to dissuade him away from his position is not my job and will just waste time.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 30 June 2022
  • But the effects of his trade war may yet dissuade voters from giving him four more years.
    — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Playing dead may dissuade a grizzly or brown bear, but never play dead around a black bear.
    — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Those are meant as attacks to dissuade others from speaking out.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • That didn’t dissuade Curry from sticking to his dish, though.
    — oregonlive, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The idea here is to dissuade teams from prolonging their rebuilds.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 June 2026
  • But knowing the truth didn’t dissuade Williams from watching those scary movies.
    — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But that didn't dissuade her from looking for a nice donkey friend for her horses to get along with.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 27 June 2022
  • Trump could have dissuaded the Israelis once again.
    — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
  • However, this did not dissuade them.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
  • 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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