Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

How to use prevent in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word prevent? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
His political adversaries tried to prevent him from winning the nomination.
The organization was awarded for its efforts to prevent further desertification in Africa.
The company took aggressive steps to prevent illegal use of their equipment.
The group has obtained an injunction to prevent the demolition of the building.
In ancient Greece, olive oil was used during massage, to prevent sports injuries, relieve muscle fatigue, and eliminate lactic acid buildup.
The League members, however, would not intervene in the Spanish Civil War nor prevent foreign intervention in the conflict.
Abstention or absence from the vote by a permanent member does not prevent a draft resolution from being adopted.
Since a veto would prevent the resolution from being passed, the sponsor will usually refrain from putting the resolution to a vote.
Walpole attempted to prevent war but was opposed by the King, the House of Commons, and by a faction in his own Cabinet.
The peacetime British army had been deliberately kept small since the Glorious Revolution to prevent an abuse of power by the King.
The reason for these wide roads to was to prevent excessive churning of the road bed, and allow easy movement of flocks and herds of animals.
Britain mined international waters to prevent any ships from entering entire sections of ocean, causing danger to even neutral ships.
Aircraft serving in the Far East during World War II had the red disc removed to prevent confusion with Japanese aircraft.
In 1941, experiments with the intent of discovering means to prevent and treat hypothermia were carried out.
On 22 February, the bridge was demolished to prevent its capture, a decision that has since been extremely contentious.
Fail Safe Commission recommended installing devices to prevent rogue commanders persuading their crews to launch unauthorised nuclear attacks.
The images of crowds of militant miners attempting to prevent other miners from working proved a shock even to some supporters of the strikes.
Pakistani will to prevent infiltration was uncertain, while Pakistani military operations proved of little use.
If the motion is passed, its effect is to prevent the member from continuing their speech on the motion then under debate.
Theoretically, this dilution of authority would prevent any one of them from presuming to be the head of the government.
Show More Sentences
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

See Also

Nearby Words
7-letter Words Starting With
Find Sentences
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024