Sentence examples for discourage conversation from inspiring English sources
But even unfounded fears of reprisal can discourage conversation, participation and engagement.
This is my list of what not to say to a single parent, not because single parents are looking for reasons to be offended or because I want to discourage conversation between parents on the playground, but because adults, like children, sometimes don't understand that what they are saying is inappropriate or just plain rude. 1. "Don't worry.
His manner discouraged conversation.
While this design choice had the benefit of reducing distractions, this benefit may come at the cost of discouraging conversation with peers.
Or do you enforce civility by requiring real names, through the use of Facebook comments (which is what we currently use on TechCrunch) at the expense of discouraging conversation?
Jervis discouraged conversation in Irish though he did not ban it.
Mr. Shmunis said he gave up on finding an investor after a series of discouraging conversations.
Santana's habit of avoiding eye contact when he spoke tended to discourage further conversation.
I answer with, "No, I'm just visiting for a little bit," perhaps with a bite to my tone to discourage further conversation.
The chatterbox will not know whether you have the headphones turned on or off, and this may discourage visits and conversation.
