repel
Example Sentences
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It’s meant to contrast with the walls designed to repel refugees.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Backing Carroll is a way to repel the efforts to silence women who have a story to tell.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
The limonene changes the algae's surface properties, making it repel water.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
They have been used in a range of consumer products since the 1940s, from clothing and cosmetics to food packaging and nonstick cookware, often as a slippery coating to repel water or stains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
We both keep our space, never passing close to one another, like magnets set to repel.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
Vocabulary lists containing repel
Electricity and Magnetism - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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