DETERRENT in a Sentence

Learn DETERRENT from example sentences, some of them are from classic books. The app collects 40,000 words and 300,000 sentences. Input your word, you get not only its meaning and example, but also some sentences' contexts in classic literature.

Free Online Vocabulary Test
K12, SAT, GRE, IELTS, TOEFL
 Input your word:
Search Sentence
Want to search a word in classic works?
Search Classic Quotes
 Meanings and Examples of DETERRENT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
deterrent
 n.  something that discourages; tending to deter
Classic Sentence:
Example Sentence:
1  The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent.
2  They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
3  Defenders of the death penalty clearly regard it as the ultimate deterrent.
4  Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders.
5  They stressed the need for an independent nuclear deterrent.
6  As Bush's view , North Korea is the main deterrent from a peaceful resolution.