oppress

Example Sentences

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“Yes, the queer community has villains, we have people who are seeking to oppress us,” Rice says in the film.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

It’s also about finding connection with your own internal self to be able to face back against these systems that oppress you.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2024

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

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2024

From the moment that Hitler took power in Germany and began to oppress the Jews, I tried to keep track of what was happening.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright