Sentence examples for this was repulsed from inspiring English sources

Marmont launched a mountain offensive on 30 April, but this was repulsed by the Grenzer troops.

This was repulsed by the cavalrymen, with the help of artillery and mortar fire, but the American attack was delayed until late afternoon.

Alesia, like Gergovia, was a position of great natural strength, and a large Gallic army came to relieve it; but this army was repulsed and dispersed by Caesar, and Vercingetorix then capitulated.

However, Tilly's attempt to turn this flank was repulsed when the commander of the Swedish left, Gustav Karlsson Horn, shifted troops to form a new front to his flank in the heat of battle the first time this was done in modern warfare.

Around midday the Ottomans put in another attack, but this too was repulsed.

This attack was repulsed for the loss of two Australians killed and two wounded.

This attack was repulsed by the artillery, which "massacred" German infantry and armour closing in on their positions.

A week later Howe tried to spring a trap on one of Washington's detachments that would have cut the American retreat into the hills off; this effort was repulsed in the Battle of Short Hills.

On August 23 Wainwright sent a detachment of 300 to clear a path for the heavy cannon; this attempt was repulsed by forces sent out by Subercase to harass them.

The public was repulsed by this political meddling, and when Ms. Schiavo died a short time later, the autopsy revealed that she had been in a persistent vegetative state and had "irreversible brain damage".

Senator Mack said on "Fox News Sunday": "I was repulsed by what this administration has done.