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"Prevent" in a Sentence (18 examples)
We must prevent a war by all possible means.
Nothing can prevent her from marrying him.
We must prevent war at any cost.
We must prevent the fire from reaching the gunpowder at any cost.
If you say that you cannot help doing something, you mean you cannot prevent or avoid it.
To prevent hijacks, all carry-on baggage is carefully inspected.
To prevent the disease from spreading quickly was not an easy task.
That does not prevent them from taking just as many books.
This chemical will prevent germs from breeding.
We must prevent this type of incident from recurring.
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I brush my teeth regularly to prevent tooth decay.
Scotland must now hope Georgia produce a huge upset and beat Argentina by at least eight points in Sunday's final Pool B match to prevent them failing to make the last eight for the first time in World Cup history.
I think you must be mad, and she shall not have a glimpse of it while I'm here to prevent!
We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and follow us.
We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
Then had I come, preventing Sheba's Queen, / To ſee the comelieſt of the Sons of Men; […]
With that he put his spurres vnto his steed, / With speare in rest, and toward him did fare, / Like shaft out of a bow preuenting speed.
their ready guilt preventing thy commands
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