repellent
Example Sentences
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Even though most of the moisture from the recent rains has begun to dry up, experts say, it doesn’t hurt to apply insect repellent when outdoors.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
They had no adult actors on set to learn from, and lots of sunscreen and insect repellent was required.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
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
But he could not work up much concern for Roy Baty; he caught, from Dave’s jottings, a repellent quality hanging about this particular android.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing repellent
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