How to use "oppressive" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "oppressive" in popular movie and book plots

  • The world "is a grim future filled with lots of explosions and partial nudity", ruled by an oppressive King, played by Brian.  - The King Is Dead (Family Guy)
  • She wanted to escape the oppressive environment of both her family and the South.  - The Color of Water
  • Bertie Wooster complains to his valet Jeeves of the oppressive weather and inactivity in London in the summer.  - The Great Sermon Handicap
  • His best friend Judd, the school's only Marxist, believes the death is a symptom of the school's oppressive regime.  - Another Country (play)
  • (Kieran Culkin) is a misanthropic 17-year-old boy, rebelling against the oppressive world of his strict East Coast "old money" family.  - Igby Goes Down
  • Morec has created an ultra-conservative and puritanical society that is oppressive and judgmental of its fellow citizens.  - The Man Who Japed
  • An eminent Viennese doctor in Germany becomes increasingly disillusioned with the oppressive brutality of the Nazis.  - Freedom Radio
  • He subverts the Emergents' own oppressive security systems through a series of high-risk ruses.  - A Deepness in the Sky
  • Natima reveals they are political outcasts intent on reforming the oppressive Cardassian military government.  - Profit and Loss (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
  • Umino meets the son and his sister and with their help and Emeraldas', he kills the oppressive cyborg.  - Queen Emeraldas
  • With the water returned to the world as a result, the king's oppressive rule is brought to an end.  - Sand Land
  • Rethrick is building an army to support a revolution which would free the country from the oppressive government.  - Paycheck (short story)
  • Freshly dyed and rouged, he again shadows Tadzio through Venice in the oppressive heat.  - Death in Venice
  • Aguirre proves to be an oppressive leader, so terrifying that few protest his leadership.  - Aguirre, the Wrath of God
  • Manheim also describes the Hollywood system in detail, as a money machine oppressive to talented writers.  - What Makes Sammy Run?
  • The oppressive heat slows McTeague's progress.  - Greed (film)

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