oppressed

Example Sentences

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“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

The march was an "international demonstration... in support of Palestinians and all the oppressed around the world", the group added after the ban was announced.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

But if you say you’re fighting a war on behalf of a country’s oppressed people, it’s a good idea—in fact, it is an essential element of the war strategy—to think about this problem.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Instead it helps bring home the horror movie’s big theme about the transcendence of art for oppressed people, including “music so true it can pierce the veil between life and death.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Yet General Steyn oppressed us by omission rather than commission.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela