repels
- present tense form of repel (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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In one part of the conveyor system, a vibrating panel called an eddy current creates a sort of reverse magnet that repels nonferrous materials like aluminum beverage cans into their own collection area.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
“Bug spray repels them like it repels any other insect, so you just have to kind of hope that you don’t get eaten alive,” Reaves said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
In the northern Danish city of Aalborg, the firm MyDefence makes equipment that jams and repels drones.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
Tom Cruise repels from the top of Stade de France.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024
In Under- standing Our Universe, I read that a magnet’s north pole attracts another magnet’s south pole, but it repels another magnet’s north pole.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
