On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Repelled. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Repelled meaning
simple past and past participle of repel
Using Repelled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of repel
- In the example corpus, repelled often appears in combinations such as: repelled by, were repelled, was repelled.
Context around Repelled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Repelled
- In this selection, "repelled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, immediately, actively, attempt, invading, attempted and russia stand out and add context to how "repelled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include they were repelled by the and been actively repelled by it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "repelled" sits close to words such as als, antioch and aptly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with repelled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Even from a very young age, I’ve been actively repelled by it. (13 words)
Russia said it repelled a large-scale attack to the south of Donetsk. (13 words)
A diagonal ball is pinged out to the Leeds right by Wober but immediately repelled by Forest. (17 words)
That attempt, repelled by Iraqi security forces who fired tear gas according to a government source, came 48 hours after the Swedish Embassy was overrun and set alight in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm. (39 words)
Ariana Grande is good, too, as Glinda, the pampered entry-level witch and social clique bait of Shiz University, both repelled by and attracted to the intriguing magnetism and enviable sorcery of her green-toned roommate. (36 words)
The insurgents were said to have attempted to attack troops of 73 battalion deployed at the vocational training centre at Njimtilo — but they were repelled by the troops, forcing them to flee with gunshot wounds. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A diagonal ball is pinged out to the Leeds right by Wober but immediately repelled by Forest.
Estonia will continue to support Ukraine until it has overcome and repelled invading Russian forces, Riigikogu speaker Lauri Hussar (Eesti 200) says.
Even from a very young age, I’ve been actively repelled by it.
He freed King Théoden from evil influence, broke Saruman’s staff and expelled him from the White Council, and repelled the Ringwraiths with his unveiled power.
Intense fighting continued around the eastern town of with Ukraine’s General Staff saying its forces had repelled 17 attacks on and around the town.
Other influencers said they were repelled by the combative, juvenile tenor of the campaign and unwilling to abandon Mr. Trump, who seemed to be only gaining momentum with each passing week.
Russia said it repelled a large-scale attack to the south of Donetsk.
Russia said on Friday it had repelled an attempted attack on the base by the Ukrainian armed forces “with the use of two unmanned sea boats”.
Russia's defence ministry said today said it had repelled attempted attacks by Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported.
Syrskyi was one of the top commanders behind Ukraine’s strategy last year that repelled Russia’s assault on Kyiv and rolled back Moscow’s forces through the second half of 2022.
That attempt, repelled by Iraqi security forces who fired tear gas according to a government source, came 48 hours after the Swedish Embassy was overrun and set alight in protest at a planned burning of the Koran in Stockholm.
The AFU General Staff reported that several attacks by the occupiers near Bakhmut had been repelled by the Ukrainian Army.
The GOP’s efforts to roll back abortion rights have repelled many voters, even in Republican-leaning states.
The insurgents were said to have attempted to attack troops of 73 battalion deployed at the vocational training centre at Njimtilo — but they were repelled by the troops, forcing them to flee with gunshot wounds.
The police successfully repelled the attack and rushed two wounded officers to a hospital located in southern Mitrovica.
The Ukrainian military said on Friday that its soldiers had repelled 102 attacks in past 24 hours in Bakhmut, a town which has been a key objective for Russian forces since August.
The Ukrainian military’s general staff reported that Russian forces “continue to advance and storm the city,” but Kyiv’s troops repelled some of the attacks.
Ukraine said Sunday that it had repelled two Russian missile and 20 drone attacks overnight, as Moscow reported downing 33 drones fired from Ukraine.
Young’s sending-off tipped the balance even further in favour of the home side but they continued to be repelled with Salah’s 52nd-minute shot blocked by James Tarkowski.
Ariana Grande is good, too, as Glinda, the pampered entry-level witch and social clique bait of Shiz University, both repelled by and attracted to the intriguing magnetism and enviable sorcery of her green-toned roommate.
Common combinations with repelled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- repelled by 58×
- were repelled 23×
- was repelled 17×
- repelled the 16×
- had repelled 13×
- repelled an 10×
- successfully repelled 9×
- are repelled 9×
- and repelled 8×
- repelled attacks 6×