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Example sentences for: resist

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But in this case it's impossible to resist, for in the word "fad" we have the entire history of Avis--and the recent history of U.S. business--summed up in just three letters.
* Chatterbox is well aware that many Texans resist attempts to classify their breed as southern, or western, or anything other than Lone Star.
We don't have to resist temptation nearly as often as employees of traditional media companies.
Serbs did not resist or protest this slaughter.
While pandering is bad, I guess, it's hard to resist the thought that describing yourself as "upscale" means that you're not.