resisted; resisting; resists
: to exert force in opposition
1
: to exert oneself so as to counteract or defeat
he resisted temptation
2
: to withstand the force or effect of
material that resists heat
often attributive
: something (such as a coating) that protects against a chemical, electrical, or physical action
Examples of resist in a Sentence
Verb
He was charged with resisting arrest.
These windows can resist very high winds.
The drug will help your body resist infection.
She couldn't resist telling us what she'd heard.
He was able to resist the urge to tell her his secret.
It was hard resisting the temptation to open the box.
The offer was hard to resist.
I know I shouldn't have any more cake, but I can't resist.
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Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Of those, 590 were charged with assaulting, resisting, impeding or obstructing law enforcement officers, and 645 have been sentenced to some period of incarceration, the department said.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
After treating the divas to a lovely performance on harp, the gofer can’t resist a bit of braggadocio.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
And then there were the issei who resisted going home at all—afraid of white people, angry with America.
—Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Congress, however, resisted, and the proposal never became law.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Of those, 590 were charged with assaulting, resisting, impeding or obstructing law enforcement officers, and 645 have been sentenced to some period of incarceration, the department said.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
After treating the divas to a lovely performance on harp, the gofer can’t resist a bit of braggadocio.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
And then there were the issei who resisted going home at all—afraid of white people, angry with America.
—Jake Whitney, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for resist
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“Resist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resist. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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