oppressiveness
Example Sentences
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Although the strange oppressiveness of collective adulation isn’t new, it is becoming far more ubiquitous – and insidious – in the attention economy.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The temperature could in no way be blamed for any sensations of impending oppressiveness we might have felt.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2022
All the pictures here occur in a domestic setting, and their action knocks against the oppressiveness of their interior walls.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
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
Woolfolk was aware of an increasing tension in the other, that gained a peculiar oppressiveness from the lack of any corresponding outward expression.
From Wild Oranges by Joseph Hergesheimer
