repulse

Example Sentences

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Over the weekend, Ukrainian forces launched a number of counter-attacks and repulsed Russian forces around the village of Yahidne, after Russia's Wagner mercenary group claimed to have captured it and the village of Berkhivka.

From Reuters

And our task is to survive the first two or three weeks, not to break down, and to repulse the enemy.

From Washington Post

But the attack on Kyiv was repulsed, the Ukrainian military was able to retake some areas, and the conflict has become a grinding war of attrition for territory in the the eastern Donbas region.

From BBC

Beyond its humorously provocative name, James' book examines everything about a**holes, defining them by behavior and type – and moreover, explaining why humans are simultaneously drawn to them and repulsed by them.

From Salon

Ukraine's armed forces command says its Kyiv troop grouping is "repulsing the enemy's offensive", inflicting damage and firmly holding their positions.

From BBC