oppressively
Example Sentences
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But as the court explained, the legitimacy of the courts as institutions is not something to be shrugged off in favor of oppressively strict legal rules.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
There are 29 of them, and they are unrelievedly and oppressively gloomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Bong and his team designed the spaceship, the Drakkar, to feel both futuristic and oppressively bureaucratic, like a deep-space factory where human life is mechanized and survival is optimized at the cost of individuality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2025
"The problem lies firmly with the gimmicky, oppressively dour staging, which consistently works against all of them."
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
The cockpit was oppressively cramped, forcing pilot and copilot to live cheek by jowl for missions as long as sixteen hours.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
