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    1. Even more: the next day, all of Spain gave the whole world a great lesson of unity and solidarity of national mourning and of a deafening repulse of terrorism with impressive massive demonstrations throughout the whole country


    2. War on terrorism in Spain continues now more determined than ever, for the Spanish people have shown with solidarity its overwhelming repulse of terrorism, at once devastating and without a conscience


    3. I could see that our line had been pulled apart and suspected that an attack on the center might be difficult to repulse


    4. To repulse the flow


    5. The program, suggesting a Spartan can-do attitude, was in effect because the APs had screw-all in the way of heavy weapons, off-road vehicles, or even adequate training to go to war and repulse enemy ground attacks


    6. hundreds of chances to repulse them


    7. “They are in place to repulse the enemy, my king


    8. The decision didn’t repulse me as much as it probably should have


    9. They swung out in a wide arc, hearing the rising and falling of the volume of the yells, marking each charge and repulse


    10. She made no reply, nor did she seek to repulse his arm from about her waist

    11. "What I am about to say may shock and repulse some of you


    12. Greg and Avi Solomon had been heroes since they had helped repulse Swordsman decades ago


    13. REPULSE, torpedoed by a German submarine


    14. physical force to repulse him/her


    15. ‘’Only two divisions? Then we should be able to repulse that invasion: we have many more troops here


    16. The problem for MacArthur was that he didn’t have the kind of forces in that sector that would be sufficient to repulse those Japanese landings


    17. Her most famous cruise took place from November 1923 to September 1924, when in company with the Repulse, (another fated battle cruiser) she embarked on the "Empire Cruise"


    18. On 23rd May, they were joined by the Repulse that had sailed north from the Clyde


    19. On the 10th of December, just three days after Pearl Harbour; HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse under the command of an admiral totally disbelieving in air power, also made history by becoming the first capital ships to be sunk from the air in open sea


    20. Sir Dudley had still not recovered from the loss of the "Prince of Wales" and "Repulse"; British naval power from Singapore to Scapa Flow was stretched to the limit

    21. He was convinced they would not be exposed to the RAF who would surely sink them as had the Japanese to "Repulse" and "Prince of Wales"


    22. In particular, the northern regions of North America, Scandinavia and Russia, plus Australia, were able to repulse the ISF attacks on its local officials, albeit at a high human cost because of the habit of the ISF to use its firepower indiscriminately


    23. King Charles could have used that money to raise an army able to repulse that Viking force that had been burning and looting their way around Paris for years, but had instead sent most of his present army south in a foolish and pointless campaign supposedly meant to subdue his rebellious nephew, Charles de Provence


    24. He then did something that takes a lot of humility: he called Dows, who was a simple captain at the time, and asked her if she had any ideas about how to repulse the Japanese


    25. She suspected that human history, with its litany of wars and atrocities, could very well repulse the Koorivars and make them suspicious of her intents, or make them squarely hostile


    26. To repulse snails and slugs, col ect as many as you can, then place in a container and


    27. When the sinner will see his defects and diseases on that day and they begin to cause pain to him, he will be unable to repulse the treatment which will be a medicine for his faults and diseases, and there will be none to help him and relieve him from that treatment


    28. Thus, through communication with God, you obtain the Favor which He has prepared for you; through it you also repulse your enemy, so that the devil will draw away from you


    29. As members of a collective health that is drained by the monopolies of power, fame, and wealth, we should repulse these crushing gravities that trivialize us, rather than increasing their oppressive materialization through our entranced worship that obsessively promotes them


    30. “4tune recently pulsed polled the Wii on its Non gamershow, Weal of 4tune, where one out of forty million competitors still gets a chance to win immortality by capturing the consciousness of their virtreal mortal co-gamers for safari-inloading, the question: 'IT's preference? Nizi's or Nagger's?' So, IT, what is IT's repulse?”

    31. 1860, "To repulse, an object of aversion, abhorring, contempt


    32. Strong's word # 1860, "To repulse, an object of aversion,


    33. Strong's word # 1860, "To repulse, an object of aversion, abhorring, contempt


    34. We can hardly wonder at the indignant repulse given by the astonished Indian idolater, when we inform him in one breath of the reputed constitution of law, which the Gospel came into the world to replace, and of that constitution of grace which it came to establish instead


    35. defies repulse, exclaiming--"With your heart, and such dreadful experience, can you lend your aid to deprive my babe of a mother's tenderness, a mother's care?


    36. without the fear of a repulse: those rogues the men, read us admirably on


    37. ," with such silly infantine moods of repulse and


    38. The motion caused Cora to raise her hand as if to repulse him, while Alice murmured, in her soft, gentle voice, "No, no, dear father, we were not deserted; Duncan was with us!"


    39. At this slight repulse the assailants instantly withdrew, and gradually the place became as still as before the sudden tumult


    40. "'Twas a noble repulse!" exclaimed Heyward, in the heat of his youthful ardor; "the

    41. The baffled Magua continued silent several minutes, apparently indifferent, however, to the repulse he had received in this his opening effort to regain possession of Cora


    42. He is now lain down by me, and the minutes being too precious to consume in ultimate ceremony, or dalliance, my youth proceeds immediately to those extremities, which all my looks, humming and palpitations, had assured him he might attempt without the fear of a repulse: those rogues the men, read us admirably on these occasions


    43. ," with such silly infantine moods of repulse and complaint as I judged best adapted to express the character of innocence, and affright


    44. Then all of a sudden she would be disillusioned and would rudely and contemptuously repulse the person she had only a few hours before been literally adoring


    45. The fear that the rash would repulse people was stronger than the hope that fresh air might help it heal


    46. No third person listening could have thoroughly understood the impetuosity of Will's repulse or the bitterness of his words


    47. He whispered, “Anne, what I’m about to ask will horrify you, repulse you


    48. Churchill sent two warships, the Prince of Wales and the Repulse, as a ‘vague menace’ to warn the Japanese not to get ideas about attacking the naval base at Singapore


    49. I would have taken him with me to see the patient, only I thought that after his last repulse he might not care to go again


    50. " When they saw him repulse society, they said, "He is a brute










    1. Being a sorceress from the Kassikan, she was not as repulsed by such things, “and lately it seems that all those at YingolNeerie might have been destroyed or powered down


    2. Again I advanced, but he repulsed me with a look of furious anger


    3. The elves had tried four more mass assaults in the valley and he had repulsed them


    4. The first reckless attack by the Belmarsh boys had been repulsed with ease but, Axel was pretty sure, the next attack would take place in a very different fashion


    5. If you look in the mirror and are repulsed or constantly use


    6. Those who are repulsed, disgusted and angry by what you’ve presented


    7. "So you think either me or Talimay are helping the Justicars?" his face looked repulsed with the notion


    8. It was about 4:30pm when we watched the 29th Division attack along ‘Fir Tree Spur’ only to be repulsed like we were by the Turkish defences


    9. Both possibilities repulsed him, but neither would have surprised him


    10. Non-Christians on the other hand are repulsed by the idea of being

    11. However, the thought of kissing Ash not only completely repulsed her, but turned her off from boys in general


    12. She would had kissed the dirt if she wasn’t completely repulsed by it


    13. I keep my hand firmly in his, though his skin feels dry as paper and I am repulsed by him


    14. At that time we would once again witness the politically motivated and counterproductive finger-pointing that had so repulsed our citizenry


    15. Carthaginians were repulsed in their attacks on Greek city-states in Sicily


    16. The bulk of their forces should be bunched together, not strung out for several li, so that any such attack could be repulsed with ease


    17. Not much else was happening, but he had heard the “great” news that the gallant Knights of Santu Juan had repulsed the evil Ottoman Empire’s attack on Rhodes


    18. Ingalaterra again invaded Ezkozia, but was again repulsed


    19. colds, they wouldn’t be repulsed but as soon as he stepped inside


    20. Becky felt instantly repulsed

    21. moment, I was repulsed by what was in me, but the


    22. Snakes! Most people are instinctively repulsed by them and that’s a


    23. “A great man she couldn't be more repulsed by


    24. Instead of being overwhelmingly repulsed by the ideas of


    25. But, this was counter to the mechanism of Socialism, even though early they had to maintain the dual name to attract supporters who were repulsed by the real demands of Socialism


    26. repulsed by the sign


    27. Athene, was instantly repulsed and terrified by the figure, she had seen nothing of its kind before and rapidly scrambled backwards, but Tress and Corvus continued to advance helplessly in terror


    28. "Must we discuss this on the bridge?" asked Summers, repulsed


    29. She gasped in relief as the dead beast slid from his blade and then felt repulsed, she rapidly scrambled from under the beast as its blood begun to drip over her face


    30. To relax the gaze and shift into a state of mind which is in equilibrium — neither attracted nor repulsed by any sensations

    31. repulsed and gagged her


    32. previously used to torment Rochelle with now repulsed him


    33. I had wondered if he had been repulsed or afraid, so I had reached briefly into his mind


    34. Something about him repulsed her that much


    35. Totrasmek desired me, and because I repulsed him, he made me the innocent tool of his vengeance against Alafdhal


    36. Strabonus roared in fury as he saw his infantry repulsed, and shouted for a general charge


    37. This "thing" called Keta repulsed him and it was difficult for him not to show it


    38. And, instead of being repulsed, she began, in spite of her prejudices, to imagine their lovemaking in greater detail


    39. Eventually the last two pickets were lost although they had repulsed all but the last few of the enemy ships and the few of those that remained were heavily damaged


    40. Eretz was attacked and repulsed the attack with minimal casualties to combat flight crews

    41. Thereafter, Corey was repulsed by the scent of semen,


    42. When she arrived at the stables, the stale air and fresh hay repulsed her and nearly sent her fleeing from the structure back to the fresh, 135


    43. � Anna Hauser, along with others who were reading over her shoulders, was also repulsed by the picture


    44. The women of Task Force Dows also supposedly repulsed a number of enemy attacks yesterday…if we can believe them


    45. Under the reign of Wou-Ti, the Chinese Empire attained its maximum expansion in history and he also repulsed the barbarian Huns along the border with Mongolia


    46. The Soviet Union had not collapsed and the Red Army had repulsed their aggressors


    47. “Yes?” Stratavynski snapped as if repulsed by this common servant addressing him directly


    48. I saw a nude image while researching this book – it repulsed me, it did not entice me


    49. Confusing the enemy with unusually aggressive behavior for such a light contingent, behavior that had the appearance of baiting a non-existent trap, and causing extensive losses with their bold actions, Taffy 3 repulsed the charge of the formidable Imperial battlegroup, and earned a Presidential Unit Citation for their actions


    50. A woman who was innocently walking her dog by the house was repulsed by the sound and smell wafting in her direction











































    1. My hands are hot with your kisses, and there is the spot on the carpet where at my knees you swore an eternity of love! You made me believe you; for two years you held me in the most magnificent, the sweetest dream! Eh! Our plans for the journey, do you remember? Oh, your letter! your letter! it tore my heart! And then when I come back to him—to him, rich, happy, free—to implore the help the first stranger would give, a suppliant, and bringing back to him all my tenderness, he repulses me because it would cost him three thousand francs!"


    2. then when I come back to him—to him, rich, happy, free—to implore the help the first stranger would give, a suppliant, and bringing back to him all my tenderness, he repulses me because it would cost him three thousand francs!"


    3. For a day or two after the affront was given, Henry Crawford had endeavoured to do it away by the usual attack of gallantry and compliment, but he had not cared enough about it to persevere against a few repulses; and becoming soon too busy with his play to have time for more than one flirtation, he grew indifferent to the quarrel, or rather thought it a lucky occurrence, as quietly putting an end to what might ere long have raised expectations in more than Mrs


    4. "She knows it, Kantos Kan, and repulses me only because she is promised to Sab Than


    5. But at length, such calamities did ensue in these assaults—not restricted to sprained wrists and ankles, broken limbs, or devouring amputations—but fatal to the last degree of fatality; those repeated disastrous repulses, all accumulating and piling their terrors upon Moby Dick; those things had gone far to shake the fortitude of many brave hunters, to whom the story of the White Whale had eventually come


    6. I would reconcile him to life, but he repulses the idea


    1. ‘’You god damn incompetent idiot! Dows is a Medal of Honor recipient with more actual experience of frontline ground combat than you! She fought with her women in Guadalcanal and Papua New Guinea and now has been repulsing repeated assaults by a whole Chinese division for three days now, and you have the gall to tell me that her opinion is unworthy of attention? Her unit may have been provided as a tactical air support unit to 8th Army, but the KATF still falls under me for administrative and logistical matters


    2. It had that luring and repulsing


    3. Then added, repulsing him with a languid movement—


    4. been on the center of the line, and the Indians there had needed no help of ours in repulsing it


    5. Then added, repulsing him with a


    6. "I shall wait, Charles—Good heavens! there is my father at his window," she said, repulsing her cousin, who leaned forward to kiss her


    7. And in another instant, the small lad was pushed, dragged, pulled, thrust, stuffed into the hole, before he had time to recover himself, and Gavroche, entering behind him, and repulsing the ladder with a kick which sent it flat on the grass, began to clap his hands and to cry:—


    8. The psychiatrist moved in the beehive of offices, in the cross-pollination of themes, Stravinsky mating with Bach, Haydn unsuccessfully repulsing Rachmaninoff, Schubert slain by Duke Ellington


    9. But, strange thing! some occult fatal power kept me from repulsing him and sending him away, and, on the contrary, induced me to suffer this approach


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    Synonyms for "repulse"

    rebuff repulse snub drive back fight off repel beat back drive force back push back oppose withstand ward off confront parry

    "repulse" definitions

    an instance of driving away or warding off


    force or drive back


    be repellent to; cause aversion in


    cause to move back by force or influence