repellent
Example Sentences
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But he’s also puckish – sylph-like and otherworldly, seductive and repellent, as likely to swaddle Sarah in her heart’s desire as he is to toss her into the belching, farting Bog of Eternal Stench.
From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026
And in case the bugs start biting, the Necker Island team notes that insect repellent is included.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 2026
It's that tension of Bunny being both repellent and relatable that gives the story its emotional punch.
From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025
Stone can play shrewd, silly, gorgeous, repellent, frail and frightening simultaneously, in a register at once intimate and grand-scale.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
But even making my feet move felt repellent, and halfway into the song, he mentioned that he had a cousin named August who was over in France.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing repellent
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