How to Use repression in a Sentence

repression

noun

• They survived 60 years of political repression.
• But repression may not have been the only factor in the movement’s demise.
  — Christina Knight, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
• In some cases, the repression took on more extreme forms.
  — Scott Johnson, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2023
• Two decades of state repression have not denied this new wave of anger its bloody agency.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
• In this way, repression and chaos suit each other, hand in glove—at least so long as that hand is engaged in the writing process.
  — Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
• The second was under the Brigade for the repression of economic crime, the official said.
  — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 20 June 2023
• The series turns on repression: Franco’s regime’s, Airam’s, Spain’s….
  — John Hopewell, Variety, 17 Apr. 2023
• This form of expression feels so much more honest to me, stacking repression on top of humor on top of x, y, and z.
  — Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2023
• Less explored was the role of the Constitution, which has always been more friend than foe to the American way of repression.
  — Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2023
• One of these countries is Turkey, which for years was seen as a safe haven for Uyghurs fleeing Chinese repression.
  — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2023
• And the people are often the primary victims of the CCP's aggression and repression.
  — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2023
• During his final statement to the court a week ago, Kara-Murza said the trial had turned the clock back to the 1930s, the height of Stalinist political repression.
  — Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2023
• During his final statement to the court a week ago, Kara-Murza said that the trial had turned the clock back to the 1930s, the height of Stalinist political repressions.
  — Robyn Dixon, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2023
• The secrets of his success are the atomization of the Russian population and the elite through repression, and adaptation to the challenges the regime faces.
  — Alexander Gabuev, The Atlantic, 29 June 2023
• In this sense, China is in the throes of a culture war—one that the state has been waging against society for some time, using the measures of repression available to its leader.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2023
• Experts say the current level of repression appears to be working, at least from the authorities’ point of view.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2022
• Despite Machado’s optimism, her followers in Venezuela continue to be the target of a wave of repression launched by the regime.
  — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2024
• Their rule was defined by both immense economic progress, but also a lot of repression.
  — Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2022
• This is not the first time that the Muslim Brotherhood has been nearly destroyed by government repression.
  — Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2022
• Migrants have been crossing the border in record numbers in recent months, many of them fleeing repression, crime and poverty in their home countries.
  — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2023
• And all this was accomplished in the face of ever-tightening repression, both covert and overt, from the Russian authorities.
  — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2024
• In Venezuela, years of demonstrations against President Nicolás Maduro yielded arrests and mass repression but no regime change.
  — Aleksei Miniailo, Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2023
• To many others, his rule was one of repression, marked by mass executions, exile for thousands and the abduction of children.
  — Constant Méheut Samuel Aranda, New York Times, 18 July 2023
• Of the most prolific perpetrators of transnational repression, China stands in a league of its own.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, Time, 2 Oct. 2023
• As the film charts the Williams’ ascent to the tennis world stage, Richard provides insights into family life and also shines a light on unconscious bias and repression of Black people.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 June 2023
• And a wave of repression unseen since the Soviet era has led to lengthy prison sentences for simple acts of dissent, such as critical social media posts.
  — Paul Sonne, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
• Common being able to laugh off the slight is either a sign of maturity or a level of sorrow repression only achieved by skilled actors.
  — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 15 Aug. 2023
• The project is now seen as a tool of rising digital repression as Russia wages war against Ukraine and dissenting voices within its own borders.
  — WIRED, 6 Feb. 2023
• Slow-motion, piecemeal, and targeted repression is by far the most likely response.
  — William Hurst, Time, 6 Dec. 2022
• For us, this story was about shining a light on the repression, examining how some Afghans are fighting back, and to challenge the Taliban face-to-face about their broken promises, lies and abuses.
  — Byabc News, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024