resist
verb (used with object)
to withstand, strive against, or oppose.
unresisted
-
a word derived from
resist.
Example Sentences
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The unresisted drift of decadence can lead into a territory of darkness, whose sleekness covers over a sickness unto death.
From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2020
A sudden drive, almost unresisted, took Nanchang to the South.
From Time Magazine Archive
They landed unresisted by so much as a British frigate.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to Chinese estimates, about four divisions of Japanese regulars landed at various points along the coast of Chekiang and Fukien Provinces south of Shanghai, and were driving inland, practically unresisted.
From Time Magazine Archive
Five Moorish chiefs or kings, and their attendants, had made a foray into the Castilian territories, and, being unresisted, were bearing off immense booty and many captives.
From Curiosities of Human Nature by Anonymous
