oppress

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

The experience is the opposite of what one feels by the image glut and sound bites of modern life, the psychologically destabilizing ether of digital distractions that can oppress the soul.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

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

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2024

His recent homilies, based on Jesus’ teachings about love of God and neighbor as well as the importance of acting out one’s values, have denounced “dictators who say they love God but oppress the people.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

“Still this place seems to me a peaceful realm where no tyrannical king can oppress you.”

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein