oppressiveness
Example Sentences
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When I was there, a thriller was being filmed in the museum, and it added to the oppressiveness to be chased from room to room by the film crew who needed one gallery, then another.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
That’s likely intentional, since the paintings are so attuned to the oppressiveness of interior spaces.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
And let’s not forget the most fashion-forward prison outfits in film history, which combine the precious charm of Wes Anderson with the oppressiveness of a penal system.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2018
But the family — mother, brother, sister, sister-in-law — quickly splinters into bitterness and infighting, an oppressiveness Dolan highlights with quick cuts between extreme close-ups.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2016
The sadness of which our friend speaks is caused by the lightness, not the oppressiveness, of our duty.
From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by William Davy Watson
