How to Use oppression in a Sentence
oppression
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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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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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Those of us who want to see a future where this oppression ends have to call for a change.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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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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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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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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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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These are the forces far more powerful than fear and oppression.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
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Everyone must get on board to fight this oppression!
—Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2026
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And where there is oppression, there will be resistance.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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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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Rivers sees this as the result of a long history of oppression.
—Serena Lin, AZCentral.com, 6 Aug. 2023
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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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The Civil War did not, of course, end the evil of racial oppression.
—James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
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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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There was oppression—for those who were not the friends of Tiberius Caesar.
—WSJ, 23 Dec. 2018
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How multiple languages fail in the face of war and oppression.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
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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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And the refugees continued to flee the oppression in their countries.
—arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
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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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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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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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One of them being the different systems of oppression that have been in place.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 14 May 2021
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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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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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Across centuries, rulers who built their power on fear or oppression seemed immovable in their day.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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The region has seen a very long cycle of violence and oppression.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
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In any system of oppression, the onus is on those who benefit to address the issue head on.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 18 Jan. 2021
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They’re born of a kind of suffering and the oppression of an entire race over a long period.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2021
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