repulsion

Example Sentences

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Polling data backs up this anecdotal display of repulsion towards racist violence.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

For Tinashe, the incongruity of being the kind of person who has their Zoom camera off a day after they sang about seduction, repulsion and red flags in front of thousands seems the entire point.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

"I find the repulsion system fascinating," Mizuta said.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2024

When some electrons are removed from the MOF, the repulsion that the remaining electrons feel is reduced and they become unfrozen -- allowing the material to behave like a metal.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

When he took this stiff dying hand he did not love it, and even his pity was spoiled with repulsion towards it.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck