resist
verb (used with object)
to withstand, strive against, or oppose.
unresisted
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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
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
Japan's troops, who were able as usual to make an unresisted landing, pushed inland rapidly, advancing 30 miles in three days.
From Time Magazine Archive
They landed unresisted by so much as a British frigate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Love is there described as a magnetic attraction, unresisted and irresistible, to which the heroine absolutely surrenders pride, reason, and conscience.
From Mathilde Blind by George Eliot
