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

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

  • Aaron Lawrence becomes a reverend primarily to repress his homosexuality and his love for Chase.  - Dream Team (1999 film)
  • But deep down she strives to repress the love she still feels for Rodrigo.  - A Vida da Gente
  • Embarrassed, Grimes begins to repress his memories again, which Mark believes is for the best.  - Ride Me to Hell
  • Both find it hard to repress their feelings and finally Seung-yoo declares his love for her.  - The Princess' Man
  • The two attempt to repress their feelings, but eventually begin an affair.  - September Love
  • Society was carefully constructed to nurture positive emotions and repress negative "unjoyful" ones.  - Below the Root (novel)
  • It's clear they both have feelings for each other, but they repress them.  - 360 (film)
  • Unable to repress the warfare on their own, the local lords seek the help of the evil Razakars.  - Rajanna
  • That's why she never wanted to go to college, because she wouldn't have been able to study and repress her gift at the same time.  - Dead Until Dark
  • The story then follows him as he struggles to repress his desire for musical expression.  - Unaccompanied Sonata
  • Hazumu's best male friend also starts having romantic feelings for Hazumu, but tries his best to repress them.  - Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl
  • Managing to repress Lord Blazer for the time being, Ashley escapes back to his home town of Meria.  - Wild Arms 2
  • The rioters are eventually confronted by police and the army that repress the revolt in a violent and unforgettable episode.  - Germinal (novel)

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