oppression

Example Sentences

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Applying kiddie filters to “Animal Farm” is certainly an irony to ponder regarding the book’s theme of oppression.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"People didn't leave their homes for no reason - they lived through the worst torture, oppression, and injustice."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Sermons matter, but the most meaningful form of obligation and testimony is about showing up, with enough presence and force to constrain the oppression of power.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Nine of the 12 furors further found that both companies had acted with malice, oppression or fraud, a finding that set the stage for the separate punitive damages.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Old systems of exploitation and oppression are passing away, and out of the womb of a frail world new systems of justice and equality are being born....

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry