How to Use repellency in a Sentence

repellency

noun
  • Testers love it for its impressive water repellency and the structured bill that shields your face.
    — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
  • The composite weave has high strength and water repellency, yet weighs only 3 pounds 2 ounces.
    — Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2021
  • But that residue traps oils, odors, and dirt, and can inhibit properties like moisture wicking or water repellency.
    — Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 17 July 2021
  • Polyvinyl covers are often used for maximum water repellency and resistance to mildew and stains.
    — Popmech Editors, Popular Mechanics, 21 Nov. 2019
  • However, the wax coating that gives these cotton jackets their water-repellency is not permanent and fades with use.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The durable water repellency of non-fluorinated offerings hasn’t held up in field tests.
    — Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 23 Feb. 2015
  • In our Lab tests, this pick showed minimal shrinkage and aced our water-repellency tests with no water seeping through from the top layer to the back.
    — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
  • Swatches of each product's material were tested for water repellency.
    — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2010
  • Dong and her colleagues next plan to investigate the neural circuits behind the repellency induced by pyrethrum and similar natural substances.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 19 July 2021
  • This handbag carries all of the Dooney & Bourke signature handsome features and hardware and has also been treated for winter repellency.
    — Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • It has been tested for durability, strength, stability and water repellency.
    — New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Sure, the jacket stained quickly due to the lack of stain repellency, which is almost always achieved through a toxic PFAS coating, so good riddance.
    — Alden Wicker, Wired, 22 Apr. 2021
  • The jacket displayed impressive durable water repellency, with the water beading up immediately and remaining that way for the full five minutes of the water test.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • If your cushions are older and have lost their repellent finish (water no longer beads up on the surface), consider applying a spray-on fabric protector to restore repellency.
    — Nancy A. Herrick, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2017
  • Performance finishes, like water repellency and antimicrobials, are not visible but could be helpful.
    — Karen L. Labat, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Meanwhile, another study showed that five times more concentrated extracts from clove oil was required to show moderate repellency activity against mosquitoes.
    — Melissa Badamo, USA TODAY, 24 June 2020
  • This ultra-light softshell jacket has just the right weather-repellency to breathability ratio, which allowed users to get after it during highly aerobic, rainy, snowy runs without sweating out.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Try to avoid products with waterproofing or stain-repellency, which contain PFAS chemicals.
    — Alden Wicker, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Oct. 2020
  • In addition to evaluating performance and how effectively water was removed from the car’s shield, factors like rain repellency, ease of installation, noise and price were considered.
    — Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Our pros put waterproof mattress protectors to the test, evaluating washability, shrinkage after laundering, water repellency, hand feel and noise when crinkled.
    — Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
  • The modern wool and cotton blends fleece for warmth, Gore-tex for water repellency, and Kevlar for bullet-resistant helmets and vests all provide modern soldiers with the gear to operate in the toughest conditions.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Outerwear brands have spent years trying to replace PFAS chemistry without losing the water repellency consumers expect from technical gear.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • In the pursuit of performance, the fashion industry has quietly adopted a class of synthetic chemicals that offer stain resistance, water repellency and durability.
    — Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • In addition to modern wool and cotton blends fleece for warmth, Gore-tex for water repellency, and even Kevlar for bullet-resistant helmets and vests all provide modern soldiers with the gear to operate in the toughest conditions.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Feb. 2021
  • Today, a startup called Osmo, a spinout of Google Research, plans to use machine learning to predict the potential repellency of chemical compounds based only on their molecular structure.
    — WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Chemicals are added to create different characteristics, such as flexibility or water repellency.
    — By Aryn Baker/lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
  • Ridestore subjects materials to failure testing during both development and production, evaluating bond strength in laminated membranes, water-repellency performance and trim durability before materials move into manufacturing.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • Though the fashion industry has phased out long-chain PFAS, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)—a chemical known for accumulating in the environment and linked to potential health risks—many manufacturers now promote short-chain alternatives as safer options for water repellency.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026

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