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

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

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

Now there was no play, and the pool was not available, unstructured time oppressed them.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan