repressed

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

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 • Jan. 27, 2026

“It was an odd pairing: Harold Macmillan, the inhibited, repressed publisher’s son, and Bob Boothby, the warm, witty progeny of an Edinburgh banker,” writes Lynne Olson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

It’s a snap of anger, repressed and now rising to the surface.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2025

“Yeah, it was,” I said, and we finished breakfast together, communicating only through overly stern looks and repressed giggles.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling