- present participle of resist.
resisting
Example Sentences
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In addition to resisting excess fat accumulation, they experienced favorable changes in their overall body composition.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
There’s a gravitational pull that we’ve been resisting ever since we made the president a big role, and then placed one of our leads in the role of vice president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
She is filming the scene in a busy Baghdad street on her phone, and the camera captures him resisting her attempts to open the door as she confronts him.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Sara Serfaty, 25, grew up in New York with Moroccan Jewish parents and spent years resisting the idea that Israel could be home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
At its heart lies a theory Wagner drew from Schopenhauer, from Buddhism and from Christianity, that self-enlightenment, or personal redemption, is achieved by denying oneself gratification, resisting temptation and seeking an understanding of fellow-suffering.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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