be repelled by
Example Sentences
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India were surging, only to be repelled by Pope and Foakes.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
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
"Don't be repelled by the first impression," she added in an undertone.
From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul
