oppressiveness
Example Sentences
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That’s likely intentional, since the paintings are so attuned to the oppressiveness of interior spaces.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022
And let’s not forget the most fashion-forward prison outfits in film history, which combine the precious charm of Wes Anderson with the oppressiveness of a penal system.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2018
But the oppressiveness of the music and the over-intensity of the staging never allow you to laugh at, and therefore enjoy, the ludicrousness of the story.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
It’s a space, says Silton, “that has this sense of oppressiveness inside.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2017
In its times of least oppressiveness it was an enormity, if he were innocent.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
