repulse
Example Sentences
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Aristotle recognized that we take pleasure in viewing fictional representations of tragedies, suffering and mutilated corpses that would repulse us if we confronted them in reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
His malignity and psychopathology seem to attract followers when these same characteristics should repulse people.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2024
In an update posted on social media, U.K. officials say that “despite heavy fighting, Ukrainian forces continue to repulse Russian attempts to occupy” the city.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2022
Persuading people to join the fight against mass incarceration because Whites stand to benefit is bound to repulse those already committed to the cause.
From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2021
We dissolved into each other, and we shared a common struggle against the evil within, which fought to repulse Ultima’s magic.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
Vocabulary lists containing repulse
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