repulse
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Aristotle recognized that we take pleasure in viewing fictional representations of tragedies, suffering and mutilated corpses that would repulse us if we confronted them in reality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Now he dresses as if he looks in his closet, asks what would most repulse women, and throws that on to speak in public.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2025
Troops from South Korea, the United States and other countries under the direction of the United Nations battle to repulse the invasion.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Persuading people to join the fight against mass incarceration because Whites stand to benefit is bound to repulse those already committed to the cause.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2021
However, it is easy to repulse the Pogrebin with simple hexes or Stupefying Charms.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
"Actually, the idea of wearing it repulses me, I don't even take my old ones out of my drawer. It's a shame, because the shirt itself is gorgeous."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2022
“Beth, the thought of cutting up a turkey repulses me.”
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2019
The idea of a commute totally repulses me because why would anyone waste 30 minutes of their life every day for that?
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2018
But this very unnaturalness terrifies and repulses others.
From Nature ● Jul. 24, 2018
But while Thomas’s touch now repulses me, I feel no revulsion toward Day.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
Germany repulsed the invasion of East Prussia in late 1914 and pressed its advantage hundreds of miles eastward, deep into Russian territory, the following year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Honestly, it’s refreshing to be repulsed and intrigued by a movie willing to plumb these psychological depths when Hollywood won’t.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
There were those repulsed by the kind of language parodied in these books, and those who forced everyone else to speak this way.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2025
It added that another four attacks had targeted Tetkino, but were "repulsed".
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2024
With a repulsed look on her face, Amá dusts all of the statues.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
This ion is pushed out of the crystal by the repulsing forces of the nearby Li+ ions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023
Staufenbiel was at his best when it came to illuminating the emotional energies attracting or repulsing these characters.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
A key condition for success in repulsing the Chinese attack is that Taiwan’s government and military must successfully resist and not surrender.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
Speaking on the phone from Kyiv, Mr Zhorin said the roughly 1,000 Ukrainian defenders left in the works have been fighting in "360 degrees for more than one month", repulsing attacks from all angles.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2022
And we were careful not to touch, so careful it felt like some repulsing magnetic field had settled between us.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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