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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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
These maps, based on research into earthquake sources such as faults and how seismic waves move through the earth’s crust, are used to determine the forces that structures in each community should be designed to resist.
—Jonathan P. Stewart, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
Despite causing great pain, Black couldn't resist naming the spine stuck in her foot BARBara.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
This was done by using the slender bridges to form triangles, a rigid shape found in engineering and architecture to resist bending and warping.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
These maps, based on research into earthquake sources such as faults and how seismic waves move through the earth’s crust, are used to determine the forces that structures in each community should be designed to resist.
—Jonathan P. Stewart, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
The sturdy plastic housings resist fading and cracking and are brown in color to blend with most outdoor surfaces.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
Despite causing great pain, Black couldn't resist naming the spine stuck in her foot BARBara.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Resist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resist. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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