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
Among white Americans are committed segregationists who will repress regardless—and others who are uneasy about repression but uncertain about protesters’ aims.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Still, there are some precedents for attempts to repress them.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
I had been struggling with tears for some time: I had taken great pains to repress them, because I knew he would not like to see me weep.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing repress
The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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A Christmas Carol
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