Sentence examples for tried to deter from inspiring English sources

The Australian government has tried to deter the boat people.

Serbs had tried to deter him from going home too.

BART has also tried to deter pigeons with fake owls and rubber snakes.

Her immediate boss, Maria Eagle, then the shadow culture secretary, tried to deter her, she said.

And the many waiters who have tried to deter me from what they considered terrible choices.

Rwanda has tried to deter desertions by force, of which the massacre in Kisangani was an example.

You try to deter misconduct.

What is it we're really trying to deter?

The United Kingdom and France stepped up security measures to try to deter migrants from attempting the crossing.

"We are trying to deter criminal gangs rather than provide a magnet," he said.

"What is it we're really trying to deter?" General Cartwright asked.