Discouraging in a sentence

A peaceful election is crucial to the country's cohesion and to its credibility in discouraging unconstitutional seizures of power elsewhere in Africa.

As a university that has a reputation for having a diverse student body and upholding academic freedom, it’s discouraging that when it matters most — in times of national and international turmoil — it chooses to limit student expression.

Discouraging the use of receipts will only exacerbate the problem of retail theft.

Hipkins was discouraging people from speculating over the death toll of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Inspired by a comment her teacher made discrediting McBryde’s dreams of being a singer-songwriter, McBryde turned her discouraging words into a powerful anthem about what can happen when you faithfully follow your dreams.

Meanwhile, one parent said it was somewhat hypocritical for schools to be discouraging use of phones and social media while themselves having their own Facebook and Instagram pages.

Players will also be able to work towards the Scavenger Bot Parade Opportunity, either encouraging it to speed up its progress, or discouraging it to save Energy Credits.

Recent attacks on our democracy may seem discouraging.

So far, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is unable to say a discouraging word in public about the Israeli government.

So far, the CME's new lumber contract has not improved liquidity in the futures arena, discouraging producer and consumer hedging.

The company also offered discouraging Q3 revenue guidance.

The game got off to a discouraging start for the Eagles as the Rams recovered the onside kick to immediately steal a possession from the Eagles.

The group had wanted to build a plant near its existing sites close to Macclesfield, Cheshire, but the “discouraging” tax rate had prompted a switch to Dublin, AstraZeneca chief executive Sir Pascal Soriot reportedly said.

These groups say by focusing only on drug manufacturers, the board overlooks other parts of the supply chain that drive up medication costs while also discouraging investment in Virginia research and development.

This means initially, a brief encounter with an older family member might be discouraging.

This narrative ends up discouraging students from lower castes who place their faith in institutions to protect them from prejudice.

Also, while a bill discouraging open grazing is rapidly progressing, the Senate constituted an “Ad-Hoc committee to work out modalities for a Holistic solution to the problem of farmers and herders clashes and killings all over the country”.

And at a time when many Sherpas are leaving the industry or discouraging their children from joining it because of its dangers, modest compensation and limited safety net, he wants to prove that mountaineering can be a prestigious career.

And sometimes you can have discouraging nights or be a part of a conference or something that didn’t go like you hoped and all that.

As housing has grown more expensive across the country, cities have increasingly realized that parking can make the problem worse, raising the cost and complexity of development, even discouraging the construction of homes.