How to Use oppression in a Sentence
oppression
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The oppression of the Uighurs seems to be the main obstacle.
—The Economist, 1 Feb. 2020
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The scale and the cost of these years of oppression is hard to calculate.
—Joanna Scutts, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2022
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The second is a show of force, and an act of oppression in and of itself.
—Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 2 June 2017
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And that kindness in the face of oppression, greed and threat is herculean.
—Marina Gomberg, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 May 2021
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There was oppression—for those who were not the friends of Tiberius Caesar.
—WSJ, 23 Dec. 2018
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Cause all hate and oppression to vanish from the earth.
—Abigail Pogrebin, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2020
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Like, a lot of oppression is just ingrained in kids, from such a young age.
—James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022
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Dave Chapelle is on our side in the struggle against oppression.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
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But over the decades, this source of civic pride became a symbol of oppression.
—Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 25 Sep. 2020
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The squeaking and clanging of a cell door seems to carry the echo of centuries of oppression.
—New York Times, 25 May 2021
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Dogs as tools of oppression go way back in this country.
—Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Jan. 2022
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The trauma from decades of oppression lives in our bodies.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 1 June 2020
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Nothing in your life should be one size fits all— that’s oppression, beloved.
—Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 22 Apr. 2021
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Rivers sees this as the result of a long history of oppression.
—Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
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These are the forces far more powerful than fear and oppression.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
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Mahsha said Amini’s death was the last straw after decades of oppression.
—oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
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They have been refused the freedom to simply be, without the weight of oppression on their backs.
—Fox News, 19 Feb. 2022
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And that in and of itself is another form of oppression.
—Monique Judge, The Root, 6 June 2018
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Stephanie Land has many things to be mad about, most of them the result of the systemic oppression and erasure of poor people.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
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Andor looks through the eyes of the unchosen ones — the people who live under the oppression of the Empire, day in and day out.
—Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2022
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The trickle down effect of all sort of oppression lands on black women, trans or not.
—Gina Martinez, Time, 7 June 2019
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Viskhan sees the crackdowns as part of wider oppression that has taken root in recent years.
—Katy Steinmetz, Time, 26 July 2019
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Our time to escape the oppression of a deadly virus and make our schools and workplaces safe for return.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2021
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And people all around the world still need America to be a refuge from tyranny and oppression.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2024
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This is the kind of history that tries to make up for neglect, oppression, and other sins.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Aug. 2020
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Free to choose a future where are all equal and unburdened by the oppression of those who would choose to divide us.
—Ahmad Ibsais, Teen Vogue, 18 July 2019
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One of them being the different systems of oppression that have been in place.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 May 2021
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This is about systemic oppression that has been rampant in this country for decades on top of decades.
—Rick Maese, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
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So long as self-determination does not lead to greater oppression and violence, the United States should support it.
—Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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The project presents American history as a one-dimensional narrative driven by the oppression of racial minorities for more than four centuries.
—John Yoo, National Review, 23 June 2024
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