be repelled by
Example Sentences
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Or perhaps they took up the case out of a desire to narrow the scope of Section 1983, only to be repelled by the petitioners’ radical and indefensible arguments.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2023
Noel Amano, an archaeozoologist in Jena, worries those and future partners may be repelled by the controversy.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021
Diamagnetic substances have a slight tendency to be repelled by magnetic fields.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Thomson said the state’s calculation is that “more commuters will be drawn to the HOT lanes than will be repelled by them, resulting in a net gain in overall traffic flow along alternative routes.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2017
Jesus is conscious of adequately representing God, so that to be repelled by Him is to be repelled by God.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I by Dods, Marcus
