RESIST in a Sentence
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263 example sentences for RESIST, such as:
1. She cannot resist the / her itch to travel.
2. Southerners can never resist a losing cause.
3. You have to learn to resist the sales patter.
4. The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist.
5. The media can't resist kicking a man when he's down.
2. Southerners can never resist a losing cause.
3. You have to learn to resist the sales patter.
4. The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist.
5. The media can't resist kicking a man when he's down.
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Meanings and Examples of RESIST
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resist
v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
v. express opposition through action or words
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 For the first time he stole his arm about her, and she did not resist.
2 Besides, she had a childish love of surprise packages and could not resist opening his gifts.
3 There were few ladies who could resist his charms when he chose to exert them, and finally even Mrs. Merriwether unbent and invited him to Sunday dinner.
4 He could no more resist pricking the conceits, the hypocrisies and the flamboyant patriotism of those about him than a small boy can resist putting a pin into a balloon.
5 For a moment the expression Mammy was wont to describe to herself as "bullheaded" flitted over her young mistress' face and then it passed into a smile, so difficult for Mammy to resist.
6 Southerners can never resist a losing cause.
7 With Yankee soldiers everywhere, the state officials could do little but protest and resist.
8 Protests and efforts to resist accomplished nothing, for the state government was being upheld and supported by the power of the United States Army.
9 "I wanted to see you," he said; and she could not resist observing in reply that he had kept his wishes under remarkable control.
10 It was the temptation she was always struggling to resist.
11 The next day was exceedingly still and sultry, and with nothing special to engage them, the Pequod's crew could hardly resist the spell of sleep induced by such a vacant sea.
12 In fact I could not have resisted, and had no desire to resist.
13 He was so hungry this time that he could not resist the hot beef stew, an indulgence which cut short his stay by a considerable time.
14 Cora could not resist the desire to look upon her youthful sister, in whose eyes she met an imploring glance, that betrayed the longings of nature.
15 It is possible my glasses have deceived me, and that your works resist our cannon better than I had supposed.
Example Sentence: (53 in 4 pages)
1 I knew she wouldn't be able to resist pairing me off with someone.
2 General Rattigan summoned reinforcements to help resist the attack.
3 The bag of sweets on the table was too strong a temptation for the child to resist.
4 Anyone who tries to resist the spread of new technology is fighting a losing battle.
5 She cannot resist the / her itch to travel.
6 The magnetic pull of the city was hard to resist.
7 His inability to resist temptation would eventually cost him his freedom.
8 This section explores how mothers resist the impact of poverty on the health of their children.
9 You have to learn to resist the sales patter.
10 The media can't resist kicking a man when he's down.
11 They are determined to resist pressure to change the law.
12 Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again.
13 The food that I can't resist is never the healthy stuff.
14 I just can't resist that adorable face and those amazing blue eyes!
15 Faced by almost insurmountable obstacles, the members of the underground maintained their courage and will to resist.