How to use "repel" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "repel" in popular movie and book plots

  • A group of Urgals join the Varden, and Eragon is able to repel the opposing army with help from the dwarves' reinforcements.  - Eldest
  • Greatly outnumbered, Arthur, Guinevere and the knights attempt to repel them with arrows.  - King Arthur (2004 film)
  • Rand al'Thor, with Asha'man and Illianers, attempts to repel the Seanchan invasion in Altara.  - The Path of Daggers
  • After some hesitation, Seward and Harker allow garlic to be placed in Lucy's bedroom to repel the vampire.  - Dracula: Dead and Loving It
  • They repel invaders called the "Dark Servants" from an orbital portal.  - Anachronox
  • The travelers are able, at first, to repel their attack successfully because the Gargoyles are frightened by loud noises.  - Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
  • Working with Harry outside class, Lupin teaches him the Patronus Charm to repel Dementors.  - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  • They travel to an area to meet her; but Cubia attacks them, and they repel the monster with difficulty.  - .hack (video game series)
  • The demons pursue, but the armies of Wisdom repel them.  - The Phantom Tollbooth
  • The telepaths attempt to repel the apes by projecting illusions of fire and other horrors, as they had done to Taylor and Nova.  - Beneath the Planet of the Apes
  • He then helps Oriana's father, Lisuarte, repel invaders.  - Amadís de Gaula
  • On the way to Abilene, Matt and his men repel an Indian attack on a wagon train made up of gamblers and dance hall girls.  - Red River (1948 film)
  • Servalan dispatches the Federation's battle fleets to repel the invaders, who begin to breach the barrier.  - Blake's 7
  • She sends her Winkie soldiers to attack them, but the Cowardly Lion stands firm to repel them.  - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
  • Moreover, the magic apples are now a horror to her, such that the apple tree will repel her for centuries to come.  - The Magician's Nephew
  • A flying saucer appears, and a cat-like being uses some kind of gun to repel the waves.  - The Wanderer (Leiber novel)

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