"deter" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Some groups embed small gems into the mud before it hardens, and as a result graves are unmarked in order to deter grave robbers.
- The head of a wolf, if hung outside a house, would deter wolves, robbers and evil spirits.
- So she built a fence to deter potential robbers and plants corn for lean times while her neighbors make their own adjustments to suburban life.
- Store owners say that the walls not only deter robbers, but also give them psychological reassurance.
- The stones may have been thought to deter grave robbers and scavengers.
- Nonetheless, the metallic coffins were highly desirable by more affluent individuals and families for their potential to deter grave robbers.
- They were highly desirable by more affluent individuals and families for their ability to deter grave robbers.
- And we've kept the exact location secret to deter grave robbers and pothunters.
- He has said that toll collectors need guns to protect themselves and deter robbers, but the authority contends the officers are safer without guns.
- The landlord, Winfield Bishop, said tenants had told him they wanted the gates to deter robbers.
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