oppressively

Example Sentences

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Despite his markers of making it — the oppressively over-decorated mansion, the heavy jewelry — Joe ends the film still looking dated and cheap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

There are 29 of them, and they are unrelievedly and oppressively gloomy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The old Boston Garden could be oppressively hot, and a rowdy home crowd added another obstacle.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

But years of rain have caused an explosion in plant growth, which is drying out after Australia's warmest winter on record, and an El Nino-affected summer promises more oppressively hot and dry conditions.

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2023

His mouth tasted sour, his head ached, and he wished the sun were not so oppressively bright and that Master would not speak so loudly over the newspapers at breakfast.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie