'prevent' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'prevent' with 20 example sentences.
- prevent verb
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: keep from happening or arising; make impossible
: stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Some marry only to prevent their wife from marrying someone else.
Following simple rules can help prevent the spread of the virus.
What prevented you from coming here yesterday?
Only strict adherence to the rules will prevent chaos.
I did my best to prevent this.
Fear of failure prevents many people from reaching their full potential.
The heavy rain prevented us from going fishing.
The Berlin Wall was built to prevent brain drain.
If I could've prevented this, I would have.
People wear masks to prevent getting a disease.
We must prevent rapid population growth.
How can we prevent this?
This bench has a barrier to prevent the homeless from sleeping.
His low salary prevents him from buying the house.
The traffic accident prevented me from catching the train.
My pride prevented me from borrowing money from him.
She tried to prevent the rumor from spreading.
There's nothing to prevent you from going.
Sickness prevented him from going out.
It is a disease that can't be prevented.