oppress

"These rules lack humanity and rationality, and they oppress us every day."

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

But that doesn’t mean she’s motivated by a desire to oppress.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2024

“But we certainly don’t want to oppress churches or a family member from getting out their family.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024

It was a tool of their rebellion but also a tool to oppress their mother, who was their oppressor.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2023

After the death of Duke Filippo, the Milanese employed Francesco Sforza to wage war against the Venetians; having defeated the enemy at Caravaggio, he joined with them to oppress the Milanese, his employers.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

The residents of Piltover enjoy the privileges of life in an affluent and powerful society, one that casually oppresses the impoverished inhabitants of Zaun.

From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2024

“We do not feel our beliefs, voices and actions belong anywhere near a space that misrepresents and oppresses people of any background, ethnicity or race.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

Ms. Kouchner quotes a saying dear to her father Bernard: “Between the strong and the weak, it’s liberty that oppresses and the law that liberates.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2021

He wasn't using certain language or gestures as a means of reinforcing a system that oppresses certain groups of people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2018

Therese’s illness oppresses the convent like a heavy blanket laid over spring’s green floor.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

This led to head coach Amir Ghalenoei saying they are the "most oppressed" team at the tournament following a 2-2 draw with New Zealand in Los Angeles in their opening game.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

“When I see an ICE agent doing something radically bad and harmful, I can recognize that that is a person who is suffering and being oppressed by a deep darkness.”

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026

“And these are the times when we need it really badly, because somehow, we’re being oppressed all the time.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

Although she had already received a good deal of acclaim, O’Keeffe had begun to feel oppressed by her life in New York with her husband, the pioneering photographer and art dealer Alfred Stieglitz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

They brought a gust of freshness and vitality to the oppressed atmosphere of the hacienda.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

The mayor fumbled when asked in a radio show about the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim group that China has been accused of oppressing, saying “What’s a Uygher?”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

"You can't recruit people from the same group you are oppressing on a day-to-day basis," he says.

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2023

She said she would do everything within the EU framework to reach the point of imposing sanctions against those responsible for oppressing women in Iran.

From Reuters ● Sep. 29, 2022

In this country, as much as we have this long tradition of excluding and oppressing, we also have a tradition of overcoming and resilience and fighting together.

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2021

To them, it was a matter of the Haves oppressing the Have-nots.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela