repel
Example Sentences
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Domestic drama, with its psychological epiphanies and sentimental resolutions, repelled him.
From Los Angeles Times
Clad in military fatigues and armed with rifles loaded with blank cartridges, members of the Lithuanian Rifleman’s Union, or LRU, a state-funded paramilitary group, spent several days training to repel a possible enemy attack.
Verstappen was easily able to repel Norris' attacks, and in the closing stages the margin extended significantly as the McLaren began to suffer a technical issue which has so far not been defined.
From BBC
Nearly 50 years earlier, in 480 B.C., the two cities had united to lead the Hellenic alliance that repelled a Persian invasion.
Much of socialism’s appeal for young people stems from how it repels older generations—and from the rare sense of political agency that comes with it.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
