Example Sentences

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Abu Daqqa was urging the family to go west, but Ayat was resisting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Celebrities such as actress Rachel Zegler joined in, saying she was "resisting the urge to tell Elmo that I am kinda sad".

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2024

“The video evidence conclusively demonstrates that neither Deputy employed excessive force to subdue Perkins, who just as conclusively was resisting arrest,” three 5th Circuit judges said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2023

While both Hayes and Ashford-White said Ellis was resisting arrest, neither testified that Ellis struck, kicked or otherwise threatened officers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2023

By treating us with respect, Schindler was resisting the Nazi racist ideology that constructed a hierarchy of humanity in which Jews were at the very bottom.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson