resist

Example Sentences

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Invoking that same complexity to resist them would be an extraordinary reversal.

From The Wall Street Journal

“In a landscape where dating apps encourage efficiency and optionality, longing becomes a way of resisting closure,” writes one, and that yearning “allows feelings to exist without being immediately tested against reality.”

From Salon

I understand the pitfalls of forced treatment, having been on a 20-year journey with someone who initially resisted help and objected to medication.

From Los Angeles Times

In the build-up to Thursday's race, Meadows said the team learned lessons from previous years, and resisted the urge to do too much training with Hodgkinson - instead believing in the process and their athlete.

From BBC

The woman was also charged with resisting arrest, police said.

From BBC