Sentence examples for repel by from inspiring English sources

They may be emblems of the arachnid as our supreme protectress – but, more to the point, they are also there to repel by the sheer horror of their looming, predatory-looking presence.

During the Napoleonic Wars (1796 1815), one of the most effective methods to attack in battle was the deployment of heavy cavalry, which the opponent tried to repel by organizing the infantry into squares.

Women are repelled by nice guys?

I'm repelled by it.

People are repelled by it.

I was fascinated and repelled by her.

Unlike Andrew, Eileen is not repelled by me.

Women would be repelled by dead animals.

Others are repelled by him, often for the same reason.

I took it, both intrigued and repelled by the idea.

A fizzed free-kick repelled by Thibaut Courtois.