The besieged inhabitants resisted, relying for defense on their fortifications.

Its inhabitants successfully resisted a siege by Ottoman forces in 1822.

The inhabitants of Shamakhi resisted against the attack, notwithstanding Surkhay khan had left the city.

The inhabitants resisted conversion to the Christian faith, sometimes violently.

The inhabitants of this district have always been very independent and stubbornly resisted the Sikh predecessors of the British.

When the Spanish arrived, the inhabitants of Malinalco resisted the conquistadors.

The inhabitants of Edessa resisted as much as they could, but had no experience in siege warfare; the city's numerous towers remained unmanned.

Mali Rit is seemingly peaceful village, whose inhabitants doesn't resist to German occupation.

What is most remarkable about "Made-Up" is how stubbornly its inhabitants resist turning into types.

The town's inhabitants resisted the measure, leading to a shootout which resulted in the wounding of the district governor.