Example Sentences

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That we will repulse, dismay or alienate someone simply by telling them that we like them.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2015

This simplistic accountability movement will repulse talented young people from entering the profession—especially in the urban areas that need them the most.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2012

But last week it called in reporters to make it clear all around that if Castro strikes, the U.S. will repulse him.

From Time Magazine Archive

She won't dismiss you; she will repulse you, of course, but she won't let you go.

From The Tracer of Lost Persons by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

"My mother met me in a conciliatory spirit, and I neither can nor will repulse her advances roughly, as you did whilst I was under your guardianship."

From Under a Charm, Vol. I (of III) A Novel by Werner, E.