Example Sentences

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A nonresisting parry channels the energy of the attacking blade into a circular motion, turning aggression back against the opponent.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

She paused half trembling and yet decided, because of her peculiarly nonresisting nature—why trespass on his time?

From The Financier, a novel by Dreiser, Theodore