Explore Deterring through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Deterring meaning
present participle and gerund of deter
Using Deterring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of deter
- In the example corpus, deterring often appears in combinations such as: in deterring, of deterring, deterring the.
Context around Deterring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deterring
- In this selection, "deterring" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, entrance, towards, violently, anti, cats and people stand out and add context to how "deterring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aimed at deterring violence and and channel by deterring migrants from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deterring" sits close to words such as abacha, acetate and adl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deterring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Petunia isn’t deterring the foreign collaborators. (7 words)
I think there’s an interest in deterring the potential for threat. (12 words)
Deterring cats from gardens can be difficult but there are a plethora of natural methods out there. (17 words)
If that’s too expensive, require random audits, which can be nearly as effective at deterring violations and result in almost as much compliance if the penalties are high enough to make candidates afraid of what might happen to them if they get caught. (44 words)
Italy’s far-right government have ignored these examples of democratic backsliding in favor of anti-migrant deals, propping up Saied’s government with aid packages in exchange for violently deterring mostly Black migrants from traveling on toward Europe. (39 words)
One of Labour's first acts in office was scrapping the Conservatives' Rwanda asylum scheme, which was designed to save lives in the Channel by deterring migrants from crossing in the first place. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
An Elgin family have been allowed to keep a 6ft fence which was put up with the intention of deterring anti-social behaviour.
Deterring cats from gardens can be difficult but there are a plethora of natural methods out there.
I think there’s an interest in deterring the potential for threat.
Orange and white-striped cones lined the entrance, deterring people, outside of emergency vehicles, from the grounds.
She questioned whether the government had reviewed the previous deployment of soldiers to Eskom in March to ascertain whether it had been successful in deterring criminality.
So I’m wondering if the chance to be part of the play-in had the desired effect of deterring tanking.
The SSB were appreciated Aaranyak’s novel endeavour against wildlife crime and requested to keep up this stakeholder relationship in order to effectively work towards deterring wildlife crimes in the region together.
While he is a left-handed pitcher, his pick-off move isn’t deterring runners like Robles to try and swipe a bag.
A new campaign has been launched across the Tube network aimed at deterring violence and abuse towards Transport for London (TfL) staff.
Being so close to Russia means that London should be building up the capabilities, such as enhancing their submarine fleet, that would be most useful for deterring Russian aggression.
China is also working on integrating UUVs into its network of undersea sensors, creating an “Underwater Great Wall” capable of detecting and deterring U.S. subs.
However, the constant complaints will not be deterring me from opining on restaurants I would like to see make their way to central Minnesota.
If that’s too expensive, require random audits, which can be nearly as effective at deterring violations and result in almost as much compliance if the penalties are high enough to make candidates afraid of what might happen to them if they get caught.
It also shows how enforcing the law—arrests and detentions in particular—is effective in deterring law-breaking, including illegal immigration.
Italy’s far-right government have ignored these examples of democratic backsliding in favor of anti-migrant deals, propping up Saied’s government with aid packages in exchange for violently deterring mostly Black migrants from traveling on toward Europe.
It is the world’s most successful alliance, deterring the threat from the Soviet Union during the Cold War and remaining united during the decades that followed.
One of Labour's first acts in office was scrapping the Conservatives' Rwanda asylum scheme, which was designed to save lives in the Channel by deterring migrants from crossing in the first place.
Petunia isn’t deterring the foreign collaborators.
Sailors were deployed alongside Royal Marines under the banner of the Canadian-led Combined Task Force 150, who are in charge of deterring criminals in the Middle East.
She said the greylist status damaged SA’s global standing, deterring foreign investment and limiting capital inflows and external reserves.
Common combinations with deterring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in deterring 13×
- of deterring 12×
- deterring the 10×
- and deterring 9×
- at deterring 5×
- deterring and 4×
- for deterring 4×
- by deterring 4×
- to deterring 4×
- deterring migrants 3×