deter from

Frequency: 9.555.3 per million words

The core grammatical pattern, used to specify what action is being discouraged.

Categories:

Examples (10)

  • These new rules are likely to deter people from coming forward for help.
  • The high price of the ticket might deter some fans from attending the concert.
  • He was not deterred from speaking his mind, despite the criticism.
  • Security cameras are designed to deter criminals from breaking into the property.
  • The bad weather didn't deter us from going on our hike.
  • The fear of failure should never deter you from pursuing your dreams.
  • The company implemented new policies to deter employees from misusing company resources.
  • Does the complexity of the subject deter students from choosing physics?
  • The threat of legal action was enough to deter them from publishing the story.
  • Nothing would deter her from achieving her goal of becoming a doctor.