repress

Example Sentences

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“And so it looks as though the strike campaign may be organized around trying to erode the ability of the regime to repress in those areas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

It said it will be sanctioning multiple entities, individuals and vessels to “stem the flow of revenue that the regime in Tehran uses to support terrorism abroad and repress its citizens.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

He works hard, has high energy, can’t repress his essential nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Still, there are some precedents for attempts to repress them.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

They all had a listless and dreary air of waiting somebody’s pleasure, and the most talkative of the ladies had to speak quite rigidly to repress a yawn.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens