oppression

Example Sentences

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“Writers,” she said, “disturb the social oppression that functions like a coma on a population, a coma despots call ‘peace’.”

From Salon • May 31, 2026

It had followed years of oppression by the Iranian government, economic hardship and instability across Iraq, and the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Herta Müller’s account of growing up in Ceaușescu’s Romania documents how the state insinuated oppression into every corner of life.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"The current damaged site will be preserved as a war museum at the university to remain a document of the country's scientific oppression in history," said Zafarollah Kalantari, head of Isfahan University of Technology.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

The silence of the place, its brooding oppression, makes me want to scream.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir