repelled
Example Sentences
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"Debris has been reported in the area of the port of Vysotsk," Drozdenko said on social media early Saturday, while saying the "attack was still being repelled."
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who, along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
The situation on the front lines has also improved, with Russian assaults largely repelled in most areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Cokayne's brave turnover, clamping down in the shadow of her own posts, repelled that attack.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
How repelled he was by them, by me...
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
