oppressor

Example Sentences

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In both his realms, James worked to solidify the Reformation while facing attacks from the Puritans as an oppressor and from Rome as a heretic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

"I have no fear, you are behind me and by my side. I have no fear because the nation is united. The nation is united against the oppressor," the letter said according to Reuters.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

The oppressor cannot look to the oppressed and go, "How do we fix this?"

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

“Somehow this narrative got mixed up that Jews are an oppressor rather than an oppressee, and I don’t know how that narrative came about,” Mark said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

He was, in a sense, seeking to prove that the very creator of mankind was also its greatest oppressor.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley