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Example sentences for: repel

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In another enclosure, the stones wound in white cloth with a yellow sash come from Gunung Rinjani, and Chinese Taoists have put mirrors there to repel the malevolent spirits.
Remarkably, Poland retained enough military might to repel the Ottoman Turks in their advance through the Balkans.
Interviewed later about the deaths of the Africans, Bin Ladin answered that "when it becomes apparent that it would be impossible to repel these Americans without assaulting them, even if this involved the killing of Muslims, this is permissible under Islam."
The scent would repel all biting insects in the area.
Up to this point, no Baby Bell has actually been able to demonstrate this--rather than welcoming competition, the RBOCs have tried to repel it at every turn.