As a verb:
* The pungent smell of the garbage repulsed her.
* The villain's cruel actions repulsed the audience.
* Her attempts to befriend him were repulsed with a cold shoulder.
* The army repulsed the enemy attack with heavy artillery.
As a noun:
* The enemy's repulse at the border was a decisive victory for the allies.
* The company experienced a repulse in sales after the negative product review.
* The team's repulse of the opponent's offensive was impressive.
In different contexts:
* Figuratively: The politician's speech repulsed many voters with its divisive rhetoric.
* Literally: The magnetic field of the earth repulses the solar wind.
Remember that "repulse" can have both a physical and emotional connotation.