<span style="color: #ff6600">Repel</span> means <span style="color: #0000ff">"to resist, reject, or refuse to accept." </span>Sample sentence: “During the summer, lots of people spray insect repellent on their skin to repel bugs so they won't get bitten."

or "Electric charges of the same sign repel one another."

 

Can you use <em>repel</em> in a sentence?