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Example sentences for: resists

How can you use “resists” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Because Microsoft isn't looking for favors from the federal government, it resists paying a fee to self-appointed middlemen.
People who write for the NYTBR all have stories about how the section resists strong criticism and colorful writing.
A public intellectual resists the frivolous.
Americans spend $30 billion a year on weight-loss programs, but obesity resists treatment more tenaciously than do viruses--90 percent to 95 percent of people who lose weight eventually regain it.
If agitation resists the titrated effects of rapid-acting, short-duration sedatives and becomes so severe that hemodynamic stability is threatened, therapeutic musculoskeletal paralysis, endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation, and titrated hemodynamic support may be necessary to prevent cardiorespiratory collapse.