repressed

Example Sentences

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But seeing the show, in which two athletes enter a loving relationship, stirred repressed feelings.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

By convention, a Shiite Muslim has been prime minister since the fall of Saddam, who ruthlessly repressed the Shiite majority in Iraq.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

The critic James Wood decried Mr. Barnes as “a thoroughly English writer,” meaning that he is clever and pedantic and emotionally repressed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Not all of Alexander’s theories have aged well, Gilberg said — repressed emotions do not cause asthma, to name one since-debunked idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

From a very early age, I understood enough, just enough about my classroom experiences to keep what I knew repressed, hidden beneath layers of embarrassment.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez