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82 example sentences for REPRESS, such as:
1. I could not repress a cry of joy.
2. She repressed her desire to mention his name.
3. At length he could repress his feelings no longer.
4. He repressed his natural sexual desires as sinful.
5. The trade unions suffered brutal repression after the coup.
2. She repressed her desire to mention his name.
3. At length he could repress his feelings no longer.
4. He repressed his natural sexual desires as sinful.
5. The trade unions suffered brutal repression after the coup.
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Meanings and Examples of REPRESS
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repress
v. put down by force or intimidation ; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
Classic Sentence: (72 in 5 pages)
1 Mary was sitting on her stool nearby and she suddenly made a very queer sound which she tried so violently to repress that she ended by almost choking.
2 As for my disposition, that is, perhaps, somewhat too hasty; but I have striven to repress it.
3 Alas," cried Monte Cristo, striving to repress his emotion, "if Lord Wilmore was your unknown benefactor, I fear you will never see him again.
4 Danglars, seeing his daughter smiling, and proud even to insolence, could not entirely repress his brutal feelings, but they betrayed themselves only by an exclamation.
5 On recognizing her step-mother, Valentine could not repress a shudder, which caused a vibration in the bed.
6 Then, as if reproaching himself for the longing that he could not repress, he went and kissed the two tousled heads upon the pillow, took down his seldom-used meerschaum, and opened his Plato.
7 In listening, I sobbed convulsively; for I could repress what I endured no longer; I was obliged to yield, and I was shaken from head to foot with acute distress.
8 I had been struggling with tears for some time: I had taken great pains to repress them, because I knew he would not like to see me weep.
9 Elizabeth could not repress a smile at this, but she answered only by a slight inclination of the head.
10 He retained a great deal of the reserve for which his boyhood was remarkable; and that served to repress all startling demonstrations of feeling.
11 They all had a listless and dreary air of waiting somebody's pleasure, and the most talkative of the ladies had to speak quite rigidly to repress a yawn.
12 His breathing became more difficult and painful as the night drew on, and often he could not repress a groan.
13 I could not repress a cry of joy.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 51. THE BEGINNING OF A LONGER JOURNEY
Context Highlight In CHAPTER 51. THE BEGINNING OF A LONGER JOURNEY
14 She blushed with emotion when he came into the room, she could not repress a smile of rapture when he said anything amiable to her.
15 At length he could repress his feelings no longer.
Example Sentence:
1 He could not repress an ejaculation of surprise when he heard the news.
2 In order to curb her impetuosity, Anne's parents tried not to repress her high spirits.
3 The trade unions suffered brutal repression after the coup.
4 History shows that the usual response to violent protest is repression.
5 It is anger that is repressed that leads to violence and loss of control.
6 She repressed her desire to mention his name.
7 He repressed his natural sexual desires as sinful.
8 Amy's ebullient nature could not be repressed; she' was always bubbling over with excitement.
9 We now know that repressing anger is a contributory factor in many physical illnesses.
10 Weng had hoped that the student-led democracy movement might bring about change in China, but the repressive response of the doctrinaire hard liners crushed his dreams of democracy.