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
But Abbot Joseph Mpundu, a standard bearer for the repressed 1992 protests against Mobutu's rule, takes a dim view of any rehabilitation of the ex-dictator's image.
From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025
“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
With a quiet motion, Calvin repressed the comment that was about to emerge from Kallner, and waited patiently.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
