repress

Example Sentences

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The character tends to repress her feelings, and her initial reaction to John’s death is stoic and reserved.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë