repelled
Example Sentences
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Residents have told the BBC that Thursday's attack was repelled by the army, which is now hunting down the fleeing assailants who reportedly abandoned their weapons.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 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 author acknowledges that there is a benefit to being repelled by animals that carry disease—or that look like they might.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
That offensive was repelled by forces from France, which has since left the Sahel country.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Blatch said, “The suffrage movement...bored its adherents and repelled its opponents.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
