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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."
