be repelled by
Example Sentences
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Or perhaps they took up the case out of a desire to narrow the scope of Section 1983, only to be repelled by the petitioners’ radical and indefensible arguments.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2023
Noel Amano, an archaeozoologist in Jena, worries those and future partners may be repelled by the controversy.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021
Thomson said the state’s calculation is that “more commuters will be drawn to the HOT lanes than will be repelled by them, resulting in a net gain in overall traffic flow along alternative routes.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2017
The two positive charges are seen to be repelled by the photon exchange.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
The Spaniards never dissembled their belief that the entrance of foreigners into the American interior was a lawless trespass to be repelled by force.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)
