resist
Example Sentences
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Yoon became South Korea's first sitting president to be taken into custody when he was detained in January last year after resisting arrest for weeks, using his presidential security detail to thwart law enforcement.
From Barron's
America’s artists will resist this latest attempt at dictating conformity in a hundred different ways.
From Salon
Others have speculated Berkshire could use its cash to pay a dividend, something Buffett has resisted, partly because of the tax consequences for shareholders.
And—I can’t resist—is there an optimal New Year’s resolution?
Individual investors cannot replicate Berkshire, but they can borrow from its logic — by setting rules in advance, limiting forced decisions and resisting the urge to constantly “do something.”
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
