Examples of 'is oppressive' in a sentence

Meaning of "is oppressive"

oppressive: causing someone to feel burdened, harshly dominated, or unfairly deprived of their rights and freedom. This term is often used to describe situations where people are treated cruelly or unjustly

How to use "is oppressive" in a sentence

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This new ordinance is oppressive and unfair.
It is oppressive and harmful to the disabled.
The kind of woman whose goodness is oppressive.
The mood is oppressive and heavy today.
The air in this house is oppressive.
Another is oppressive behaviour rooted in patriarchy or white supremacy.
Some would say it is oppressive or abuse.
The critical word in the previous sentence is oppressive.
That is oppressive and intrusive.
Claim that every government is oppressive.
Hierarchy is oppressive when it is reduced to a simple power over others.
And they say judgement and being judged is oppressive.
In my view that is oppressive in itself.
Fear of public opinion stuns growth and is oppressive.
The heat is oppressive today.

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The silence in the room is oppressive.
The regime is oppressive and corrupt but not sectarian.
Skies are overcast and humidity is oppressive every day.
Life is oppressive.
Men are abusers and the heterosexual family is oppressive.
This air is oppressive.
We would like it to be lighter as it is oppressive.
The guilt is oppressive.
There may also be abuse of process where conduct is oppressive.
That window is oppressive.
There is still so much poverty and the government is oppressive.
Perfection is oppressive.
The rule is oppressive in its construction even if the women agree with it.
The possible denotation of the ink is oppressive loneliness.
Sin is oppressive.
The class struggle is oppressive.
The atmosphere is oppressive - everyone is preparing for war.
The silence onboard is oppressive.
The good is oppressive to this world, and this world is oppressive to the good.
The summer heat is oppressive.
I am not a believer in political correctness because it 's a form of censorship that is oppressive.
But the mask is oppressive.
Half the people are hung up half savages The class struggle is oppressive.
The scirocco is oppressive.
I have only been in here a short while, but the atmosphere is oppressive.
The language is oppressive.
Do not stay in a hotel in the old quarter, because the traffic is oppressive.
Silence is oppressive.
Men and women are different and to ignore those differences is oppressive to women.
Humanity is oppressive.
The status of the females under Muslim rule is oppressive.
Truth is oppressive.
Security without liberty is oppressive.
Hamas is oppressive.
Poverty is also a kind of slavery that is oppressive and cruel.

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