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Example sentences for: discourage

How can you use “discourage” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

If my habit of reading Krugman and my habit of punching your nose are equally painful to you, why should public policy discourage one and not the other?
Either of these effects will attract imports and discourage exports, increasing the current-account deficit.
And the Los Angeles Times leads with California's endorsement of throwback math standards for public school students that emphasize--get this--correct answers and lots of practice and discourage reliance on calculators.
But so too would it be a good idea to discourage driving through higher tolls, pricier gas, and better public transportation.
Hence Whitehead's argument, repeated in several venues, that the ruling would discourage sexual harassment victims from coming forward.