repelled
Example Sentences
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The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who, along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
The author acknowledges that there is a benefit to being repelled by animals that carry disease—or that look like they might.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Four days later, Carney addressed the nation displaying a figurine of Gen. Isaac Brock, who repelled U.S. forces invading what is today Canada in the War of 1812.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
She just eyed them coolly, as if they were nothing to her, as if their nothingness surprised and slightly repelled her.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
