repressed

Example Sentences

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The uprising was repressed, leading to an exodus of two million Kurds to Iran and Turkey.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

But seeing the show, in which two athletes enter a loving relationship, stirred repressed feelings.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

“It was an odd pairing: Harold Macmillan, the inhibited, repressed publisher’s son, and Bob Boothby, the warm, witty progeny of an Edinburgh banker,” writes Lynne Olson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

It’s a snap of anger, repressed and now rising to the surface.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

But surrounding it was the stillness of nearmidnight in a country town, so that the hurrying feet and the repressed voices had a hollow reverberance.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles