oppressed
Example Sentences
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Years later, she testified against him, but rather than feeling empowered, she felt "oppressed and helpless" as she watched the man walk free under decades-old laws Hong Kong is now seeking to overhaul.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
Subsequently, Ghalenoei described his side as the "most oppressed" team at the tournament.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
An organizer, Duncan was hailed as an advocate for Nevada’s poor and racially oppressed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“When I see an ICE agent doing something radically bad and harmful, I can recognize that that is a person who is suffering and being oppressed by a deep darkness.”
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2026
I knew as well as I knew anything that the oppressor must be liberated just as surely as the oppressed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing oppressed
Beowulf vocabulary
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Macbeth's "Is this a dagger..." soliloquy
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 2
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