repress

Example Sentences

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The character tends to repress her feelings, and her initial reaction to John’s death is stoic and reserved.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Mr. Klosterman views football as a martial game in which organization, rules and technology repress individuality.

From The Wall Street Journal

But seeing the show, in which two athletes enter a loving relationship, stirred repressed feelings.

From BBC

By convention, a Shiite Muslim has been prime minister since the fall of Saddam, who ruthlessly repressed the Shiite majority in Iraq.

From Barron's