repressed

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The critic James Wood decried Mr. Barnes as “a thoroughly English writer,” meaning that he is clever and pedantic and emotionally repressed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

But Abbot Joseph Mpundu, a standard bearer for the repressed 1992 protests against Mobutu's rule, takes a dim view of any rehabilitation of the ex-dictator's image.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

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

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

When she walked, her long rosary clicked with a most repressed, arrhythmic music.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy