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
He founded a new city called Lukhaia, and appears to have repulsed a Kassite raid.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
