oppressor

Example Sentences

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You can’t have real freedom of speech unless you first silence some oppressors.

From Seattle Times

They were told they’d be welcomed as heroes for liberating Ukraine from what Russian officials falsely claim are Nazi oppressors, and their Western backers, and that Kyiv would fall without bloodshed within a week.

From Seattle Times

They were told they’d be welcomed as heroes for liberating Ukraine from its Nazi oppressors and their Western backers, and that Kyiv would fall without bloodshed within a week.

From Seattle Times

“But, um, we didn’t want to be the oppressors that we were, like, screaming about. So we changed it to ‘racist, sexist boy.’

From New York Times

Long before Katniss Everdeen was impressing her oppressors with her archery skills in “The Hunger Games,” another intrepid fictional heroine was demonstrating her prowess.

From New York Times