oppressively

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

The Los Angeles Times called it an "oppressively self-important talk hour starring a Cincinnati news anchorman and former mayor".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023

My trunk was carried through shadowy hallways to a guest room that was richly furnished but oppressively dark.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine