repulse
verb (used with object)
to drive back; repel.
have repulsed
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present perfectof repulse.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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Gen. James Bartholomees told the troops after they were deemed to have repulsed the invaders from the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
I feel like I would have to lie to whatever future dates I have about my history just so they don’t think I’m pathetic or start looking for flaws that would have repulsed others.
From Slate ● May 13, 2021
It’s also a film that would have repulsed him.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2018
The most striking display of strength was seen in Zawiyah, one of several cities near the capital controlled by rebels, who have repulsed repeated attempts by Colonel Qaddafi’s forces to retake them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2011
We did not offer to chase them, but contented enough to have repulsed and beaten them off, and our business being to relieve Newark, we proceeded.
From Memoirs of a Cavalier A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the Wars in England. From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648. by Daniel Defoe
