oppressiveness
Example Sentences
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Although the strange oppressiveness of collective adulation isn’t new, it is becoming far more ubiquitous – and insidious – in the attention economy.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
It’s a space, says Silton, “that has this sense of oppressiveness inside.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2017
Jim felt the oppressiveness, and in a subtle way it rested upon his mood as something sinister.
From The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service by Marvin Hill Dana
