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How to Use "Resist" with Example Sentences

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Used with nouns:

"He resisted the attack."
(attack, advance, invasion, occupation)

"I resisted the impulse to flee."
(impulse, urge, temptation)

"He was charged with resisting arrest."
(arrest)

"They are trying to resist change."
(change, pressure, influence, temptation)

Used with adverbs:

"They successfully resisted the attack."
(successfully, fiercely, vigorously)

"He stubbornly resisted any help."
(stubbornly, strongly, initially, firmly)

Used with verbs:

"I managed to resist his advances."
(managed to, tried to, could not, cannot)

Example sentences:

"She is hard to resist."

"No one can resist his charm."

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