Sentence examples for I deterred from inspiring English sources

The phrase "I deterred" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that you caused someone to decide against a particular action or behavior. Example: "I deterred him from making a hasty decision that he might regret later."

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"I was targeted by the armed groups because I am educated, I tell people the truth, and so I deterred young men from joining armed groups," he told the BBC.

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Admittedly, fearless though I often am, I was deterred, but only until dark, when the smiling moon would shine down on the glistening flakes and the masses of sledders would be snuggled in their toasty beds.

Just knowing that I would have to tell women where I lived deterred even the thought of dating".

Well, I do presenting as well as skating, but I was deterred from becoming a weatherman because you need a degree.

"I hope it deters any of that activity," said Korman, "but that if activity does occur, it's at least transparent".

Suppose I developed a desire to murder someone and would act to satisfy the desire except that I am deterred by the law's coercive threats.

I told him this, as I reached in the fridge for milk and waited for the kettle to boil: saying, I would deter you if I could, but it would only be out of fear for myself and what's going to happen to me after you've done it: which by the way is what?

But perhaps over and above all of this, I think I was subconsciously deterred by the attitudes of many of the Ring devotees I have met over the years.

I am not deterred even when I choke on a piece of beef with broccoli and my mother has to stick her finger down my throat to unclog my airway.

Although taking on such a challenging topic was at times a cause of significant stress, I'm glad I wasn't deterred by the lack of existing academic research.

"I will not be deterred, if I see this is the moment of truth, to put an end to war and bloodshed and achieve peace for generations," Mr Sharon has told Israeli soldiers.

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