repress

Example Sentences

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It said it will be sanctioning multiple entities, individuals and vessels to “stem the flow of revenue that the regime in Tehran uses to support terrorism abroad and repress its citizens.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

Like many LGBTQ+ amateur athletes, Kortuem has a nagging feeling that having to repress a part of his personality stopped him being his best - and potentially cost him sporting opportunities.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

He works hard, has high energy, can’t repress his essential nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Still, there are some precedents for attempts to repress them.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë