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Example sentences for "resist"

Lexicographically close words:
resinate; resined; resinous; resins; resis; resistance; resistances; resistant; resiste; resisted
  1. How could peoples still nursed in the belief of some diviner will ruling men's minds resist such an attack?

  2. England, obviously would resist such conditions to the last, but then the last has already come before England would consent to any peace save on terms she dictated.

  3. They resist the most powerful press better than do stone, copper, and even iron plates.

  4. The ground must be laid on so thinly and evenly that the design can be put in easily and that it still will resist the etching.

  5. Smaller plates will resist the pressure of printing even if they are not so thick as the larger ones must be.

  6. Any firm table may be used for grinding, but it is better to have one made heavy enough to resist the strain of the powerful friction, and so made that the stones can be fastened on it readily.

  7. The tougher the printing-color is, the more will it resist the dampness and the greater must be the pressure.

  8. Both must be so strong that they can resist the scraper.

  9. In each case the ink must be well removed so that it will not resist the etching fluid later.

  10. It must be thin, and yet sufficiently thick to resist the aquafortis somewhat, so that it yields only at those places where the roughness of the cloth on the roller has removed it more or less.

  11. When the design has been laid on the stone clean and strongly with chemical ink, the plate can be etched and prepared, but not till the whole design is perfectly dry, because otherwise it cannot resist the action of the fluid.

  12. Care must be taken to remove all surplus of color, as otherwise all lines that should not appear will resist the etching fluid and gradually show again.

  13. Set it aside for a while, that the color may concentrate so that it will resist the acid well, and then etch the stone to the desired degree.

  14. It does not resist acids so well, either.

  15. The parts farthest from the point of pressure then resist unduly if the board is thick, and thus become the chief cause of cracking the stone.

  16. Regard must be had, too, to the delicacy of the design, very fine lines being unable to resist etching that does not affect coarse lines.

  17. And then the fellow began to rave and swear in such an outrageous manner, that I could hardly resist the inclination I felt to pitch him plump into the sea.

  18. I do it on principle to resist unjust regulations.

  19. Falkenstein, though in much he had the strong will of his race, had no power to resist the beguilements of his Omphale; he played again and again, and five times out of seven lost.

  20. She had not forgotten the Caldecott flirtation of the morning enough to resist revenging it.

  21. Brazil has the same right to interpose that Austria would have to resist the conquest of Sardinia, or Prussia the conquest of Belgium, by France.

  22. She cannot resist the temptation to read, and she thus discovers that George had loved her deeply and seriously, despite the difference in their standing.

  23. They can no more invade a State than if they were in it to resist a foreign enemy, or than a United States marshal invades it when he goes to arrest a counterfeiter.

  24. The soldiers of the United States, lawfully mustered to resist invasion or put down rebellion, have nothing to do with State lines, and act in perfect harmony with all legitimate State action.

  25. The earliest experiments upon the power of iron plate to resist the force of cannon-balls appear to have been made in France by M.

  26. They might kill or imprison unresisting negroes by day, but could they resist their avengers by night?

  27. He proposed to cover the sides of ships with several plates of iron, of the aggregate thickness of four inches, which he alleged would resist the force of any projectile.

  28. The old man never allowed himself to resist the artful pleadings of the little boy.

  29. This was 'Tildy's method of renewing peaceful relations with Uncle Remus, but the old man was disposed to resist the attempt.

  30. Yet no one acquainted with this subject can doubt that every resource of the laboratory will be brought forward to resist to the uttermost even the giving of so little information as this.

  31. The book is a protest against the careful and subterranean silence and concealment which seem to conspire to resist all legal inspection.

  32. When Mr. Rockefeller opened his purse on the vivisection table, he added immeasurably to the strength of the forces that resist reform.

  33. It is their impulse to resist the intruders, but some of them are at last becoming wise enough to know that they cannot contend successfully with the white man.

  34. The covering is, I was informed, water tight and durable and will resist even a violent wind.

  35. Seeing them so comfortably off, the son of seven Queens started with a light heart to marry the Princess; but when passing the white hind's palace he could not resist sending a bolt at some pigeons that were cooing on the parapet.

  36. But it happened that she was rather a mischievous little maid, and could not resist teasing her pets, so one of them scratched her, and then she would play with them no longer.

  37. But although she looked everywhere, under the table and into the cupboards, she could find no one, and at last she could resist no longer, but made up her mind to take just a little sip to see how the soup tasted.

  38. I have referred to this subject before, but cannot resist adding some facts which bear upon it.

  39. The sun was high above our heads, and the day intensely hot; so much so, that I could not resist the temptation of tapping at the canvas door to ask for a draught of water.

  40. We could not resist the pleasure of presenting him with it, although by our rules not entitled to any of the proceeds.

  41. The clatter of hoofs and the sight of the approaching Life Guards filled him with a mad desire to resist all this mass of men, horses and sabres.

  42. The response was the sensation of an electric current directed against his heart, gradually increasing in strength until he could resist it no longer.

  43. His iron-like rigidity made him seem to resist me, and the swaying of his back against the rock to the motions of my hand was so full of life that twice I quitted him, frightened by it.

  44. It was not in any hull put together by human hands to resist the pounding of those seas.

  45. To be sure the fire by my absence had shrunk, and the sliding door being open admitted the cold of the cabin; but the consideration was, how was I to resist the killing enfoldment of this atmosphere?

  46. Being out of term the school was closed to its pupils, but we found a contractor there removing the old stoves and putting in a system of hot-water heating, which he said was better fitted to resist the cold of the Boston winters.

  47. I shall resist him to the death, if he don't let me alone," I answered, firmly.

  48. I was sorry to be so ungallant as to resist the will of a young lady, but my conscience would not let me interfere with the domestic arrangements of Mrs. Loraine, without giving her a chance to defend herself.

  49. Sidenote: Prouision made in England to resist the queene.

  50. With it there was the instantaneous certainty that it was evil, with the equally sure knowledge that if it grew upon him but a few moments longer he should not be able to resist it.

  51. For a moment Beatrix said nothing, but her lips trembled as if she were trying not to smile at what he said; and suddenly she could resist no longer, and laughed at him outright.

  52. Forgive those who are ill-conditioned, resist those who are unjust, and devote yourself to those who are great through their virtue.

  53. In glancing back over those two crowded and busy seasons one figure stands out with such clearness and beauty that I cannot resist the impulse to speak of him, rather than of my own inconsequential self.

  54. He'd never be able to resist the temptation.

  55. But I could not resist a worrying anxiety about the future of the British Provinces, which not even the remembrance of their hostility to us during our mortal strife with the Rebellion could render agreeable.

  56. They could not resist the lively wiggle of the worm before their very noses, and we lifted them out one after an other, gently, and very much as if we were hooking them out of a barrel, until we had a handsome string.

  57. There is no doubt that he saw which way the wind was blowing, and disliked Northumberland's scheme; but he had not the courage to resist the duke to his face.

  58. Carlyle, in reference to this passage, cannot resist the suggestion of a parallel from Sterne.

  59. Modern warfare has become in its simplest expression the intelligent application of force, and that side will successfully overcome or resist the other which can in the shortest time so direct the greater force.


  60. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "resist" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    antagonize; arrest; check; clash; collide; conflict; confront; confute; contend; contradict; contravene; counter; counteract; countervail; cross; curb; dam; damp; dampen; defend; defy; delay; demur; detain; disobey; endure; expostulate; face; fend; fight; gainsay; hate; help; hinder; hold; impede; inhibit; intercept; interfere; intermeddle; interrupt; intervene; meddle; militate; oppose; oppugn; protest; rebuff; remonstrate; repel; repress; repulse; resist; restrain; retard; revolt; slacken; snub; stand; stem; suppress; traverse; withstand; yield


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    resist evil; resist temptation; resist the; resist them; resisting medium