How do you use Repeal in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like abrogation or cancel, plus the exact meaning.
Repeal meaning
- To cancel, invalidate, annul.
- To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
- To suppress; to repel.
Synonyms of Repeal
Using Repeal
- The main meaning on this page is: To cancel, invalidate, annul. | To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment. | To suppress; to repel.
- Useful related words include: abrogation, cancel, vacate, rescind.
- In the example corpus, repeal often appears in combinations such as: to repeal, repeal the, repeal of.
Context around Repeal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 13 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Repeal
- In this selection, "repeal" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, permit, discussing, restrictions, daylight and glass stand out and add context to how "repeal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include adopted would repeal the authority and attempted to repeal its ban. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "repeal" sits close to words such as darren, forged and jenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with repeal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Conservatives have vowed to repeal the law. (7 words)
Lastly, we will repeal the UCP’s Sovereignty Act. (9 words)
A mere “statement of facts” would not repeal or override existing city law. (13 words)
Admiral Mike Mullen, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff appearing on ABC News Sunday talk show 'This Week' discussing repeal of 'Don't Ask-Don't Tell' in May of 2010 (Photo credit: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley/U. (40 words)
A public hearing on the code changes took place on Nov. 20, with the village’s ethics counsel, Steven Leventhal, presenting a draft code that would repeal and replace the existing ethics standards within the Village Code. (37 words)
They don’t want to repeal the ACA because it is a bad health plan, they want to repeal the plan because a Black President fought to get it implemented and won the Congressional battle! (35 words)
They don’t want to repeal the ACA because it is a bad health plan, they want to repeal the plan because a Black President fought to get it implemented and won the Congressional battle! (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
They don’t want to repeal the ACA because it is a bad health plan, they want to repeal the plan because a Black President fought to get it implemented and won the Congressional battle!
Repeal of the 18th Amendment offers something of a clue as to what would happen if there was a move to repeal the Second Amendment.
Admiral Mike Mullen, then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff appearing on ABC News Sunday talk show 'This Week' discussing repeal of 'Don't Ask-Don't Tell' in May of 2010 (Photo credit: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley/U.
A mere “statement of facts” would not repeal or override existing city law.
A public hearing on the code changes took place on Nov. 20, with the village’s ethics counsel, Steven Leventhal, presenting a draft code that would repeal and replace the existing ethics standards within the Village Code.
At its Calcutta Session, the Congress took note of Gandhi and the Indian community’s protests in Transvaal, South Africa, seeking the repeal of the province’s anti-Asiatic legislation, and congratulated him.
But the EU says the repeal of the anti-trafficking law in November could cause more deaths in the desert as it believes more people will opt to make the dangerous journey north.
China is urging Japan to repeal restrictions on the export of chip-making technology, citing violations of international and trade regulations.
Conservatives have vowed to repeal the law.
Cooper, in 2021, successfully blocked standalone versions of the pistol purchase permit repeal and another provision allowing guns on some school properties where religious services are held.
Cotham said later that day that while she didn't support the permit repeal, she had informed both parties she would be absent.
Even better news would be if Rubio and others sought to repeal daylight saving time and make standard time permanent.
He also called on Beijing to repeal the security law and end its persecution of political activists.
If adopted, would repeal the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews.
In Massachusetts, several lawmakers attempted to repeal its ban in 2021, and additional efforts to block city bans were attempted in Ohio.
In Massachusetts, where some sources date the ban all the way back to the Puritan era, a campaign to repeal it made progress before stalling in the state Legislature in 2014.
It seems the repeal of the defamation of the President Law has just increased the number of people to benefit like Defense Chiefs and Traditional Leaders.
It was built in tribute to Bury-born Sir Robert Peel in effecting the repeal of the Corn Laws.
It wasn’t the will of the people to repeal Glass-Steagall in the 1990’s; the Wall Street banks were delighted.
Lastly, we will repeal the UCP’s Sovereignty Act.
Common combinations with repeal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to repeal 89×
- repeal the 57×
- repeal of 44×
- the repeal 41×
- would repeal 15×
- repeal and 9×
- and repeal 6×
- repeal it 5×
- for repeal 5×
- repeal or 4×