repel
verb (used with object)
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
have repelled
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present perfectof repel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Russian defence ministry said in its daily briefing on Sunday that Russian forces have repelled Ukraine's attacks near Verbove and Robotyne.
From Reuters ● Nov. 6, 2023
But it was the highly publicized behavior of some of the convention’s members that might have repelled Chileans even more.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that troops have repelled more than a dozen attacks in Donetsk and Luhansk over the past 24 hours.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2022
Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian forces have repelled six attacks in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the General Staff said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2022
This proves that the electrical condition of the excited ebonite and of the excited glass must be different; for had it been the same, the two balls would have repelled one another.
From Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men by S. R. Bottone
