6 sentences with 'oppressive'

Example sentences and phrases with the word oppressive and other words derived from it.

« Thus, although they had been defeated, most of the Greeks in the colonies did not experience Persian rule as particularly oppressive. »
« To be clear, there was much bloodshed during the Arab conquests, including the death of many civilians, but the long experience of Arab rule in the former Byzantine territories was no more, and probably less, oppressive than it had been under Byzantium. »
« Unlike his rival Louis Blanc, Proudhon was sceptical of the state's ability to bring about meaningful reform, and after the failure of the French revolution of 1848 came to believe that all state power was inherently oppressive. »
« In turn, many Germans dreamed of a united Germany that could escape the oppressive influence of censorship and oppression. »
« American atrocities in Vietnam were perceived as visible proof of the inherently oppressive nature of capitalism and imperialism, especially since the Viet Minh were a relatively weak force compared to the American military juggernaut. »
« Iranian society was highly educated and its economy prospered, but its government was an oppressive autocracy. »

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