oppression

Example Sentences

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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

He has the confidence to only dress up his new dystopia a tad, letting the scale of the oppression creep up on you when, say, an açaí bowl salesman casually asks Tereza for her papers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Most Americans would believe it is a danger to us, that it wishes us ill, that it has thrived on terror and oppression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The minority, around two million of Syria's 20 million people, suffered decades of oppression under the Assad family's rule.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

For not only had Mamá and Daddy outsmarted segregation and oppression and sent all four of their children to college, but our daughters would be college educated as well.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson