Examples of 'prevented' in a sentence

Meaning of "prevented"

To prevent means to stop something from happening or to avoid a situation from occurring by taking necessary actions
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  • simple past tense and past participle of prevent

How to use "prevented" in a sentence

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Prevented him from making the change.
They intentionally prevented me from getting to him.
I prevented you from telling your name.
Such violations can be prevented by effective regulation.
I prevented anyone from seeing the contents.
Nobody would have prevented you leaving.
What prevented me from making these changes.
Perhaps she has been prevented from speaking.
It had prevented attacks and saved lives.
Such drafts should be prevented when possible.
It can be prevented by suitable precautions as described below.
Invasive alien species prevented and controlled.
We have prevented or resolved dozens of armed conflicts.
Systematic failure can be prevented without regulation.
We are prevented from performing our morning prayers.

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Conflicts can not be prevented with weapons.
Girls were prevented from going to school or forced to marry.
But having my own business has prevented me.
Violence can be prevented in a public health approach.
In many cases such a situation can be prevented.
Children prevented from joining the workforce.
Much of that humanitarian disaster can be prevented.
He could have prevented this from happening.
Many of these deaths could have been prevented.
Lack of time prevented any other action.
As long as aqueous condensation in storage container is prevented.
This can be prevented in the following ways.
Extinction of known threatened species has been prevented.
They were prevented from entering the city.
Something my previous administrative duties prevented me from doing.
They also prevented enslavement and abuse.
Not all of those consultations prevented action.
He was reportedly prevented from receiving medical treatment.
Allah forgives what can not be prevented.
Ambulances were prevented from entering the villages.
Lung cancer thus can be largely prevented.
I believe it prevented more problems than it created.
I am sorry for not having prevented this.
As present this is prevented by a number of restrictive rules.
All of these deaths could have been prevented.
Dehydration should be prevented or corrected at the onset.
He prevented her from attending the wedding.
Otherwise they will be prevented from participating.
Almost all these injuries can be prevented.
Abuse should be prevented through effective monitoring.
An arms race in outer space must be prevented.
Poverty prevented him from attending school.
Threats to major events are prevented and addressed.
Accidents are prevented and their consequences are limited.
Rickets is a bone disease that can be prevented.

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