Oppressed is an English word with synonyms like laden or burdened. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Oppressed in a sentence
Related words
Oppressed meaning
Subject to oppression.
Using Oppressed
- The main meaning on this page is: Subject to oppression.
- Useful related words include: laden, burdened.
- In the example corpus, oppressed often appears in combinations such as: the oppressed, oppressed and, and oppressed.
Context around Oppressed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oppressed
- In this selection, "oppressed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, large, historically, peoples, rwandan and congolese stand out and add context to how "oppressed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a large oppressed and population and all those oppressed and under. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oppressed" sits close to words such as almighty, antarctic and bing, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oppressed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I know what it’s like as a Traveller to be oppressed. (12 words)
And the oppressed Rwandan people are brothers and sisters of the oppressed Congolese. (13 words)
And his strength is in the history of the oppressed and distressed people. (13 words)
At the core of the divine action of epic decolonization in Part 2 is something new: neither anger at and hatred of the oppressors nor vengeance, but rather compassion for the oppressed—for our own unliberated, devalued selves. (38 words)
Bebe was inspired by Trump and his ideology and believed that his misogyny was a focal point for feminist rage, as his victory would be liberating for oppressed women, allowing them to fully unleash their anger. (36 words)
He said in Peru the opposite is happening — his people are still so oppressed many try to hide their Quechua identity and would rather acknowledge their one drop of white blood than self-identify as Indigenous. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
And the oppressed Rwandan people are brothers and sisters of the oppressed Congolese.
What’s really going on in Canada is that disabled people are being oppressed, disabled women are being oppressed and the rest of the country is looking away from us.
Boal was of the opinion that only the oppressed are able to free the oppressed.
According to most of the people I interviewed, the armed groups also consider the forest eco-guards as predators who have oppressed the local populations since the colonial era.
And his strength is in the history of the oppressed and distressed people.
And in that feeling, I feel solidarity with oppressed peoples in the present.
And there is a large, oppressed, and population, which presents the next great civil rights struggle for America.
Another song of his that has political relevance is "Redemption Song" which urged the oppressed to emancipate themselves from mental.
Any compromise of that principle discredits the left in the eyes of oppressed peoples.
As shown in Zack Giallongo’s Star Wars: Ewoks - Shadows of Endor, the Duloks and Ewoks were both oppressed by the Galactic Empire when the Imperial military first arrived on Endor.
As was confirmed in November, the aspects of international law that provide pathways to secession to colonised or oppressed nations do not apply to Scotland.
At the core of the divine action of epic decolonization in Part 2 is something new: neither anger at and hatred of the oppressors nor vengeance, but rather compassion for the oppressed—for our own unliberated, devalued selves.
At the other extreme are those who want to offer all those oppressed and under attack in other countries the opportunity to find success in the U.S. and a path to citizenship.
Bebe was inspired by Trump and his ideology and believed that his misogyny was a focal point for feminist rage, as his victory would be liberating for oppressed women, allowing them to fully unleash their anger.
Coming from a community that oppressed her into silence, Quiet's wish is to find her place in this dark, chaotic world.
He continues to defend that position, underlining the complications that can arise when two historically-oppressed groups clash.
He said in Peru the opposite is happening — his people are still so oppressed many try to hide their Quechua identity and would rather acknowledge their one drop of white blood than self-identify as Indigenous.
If we address the inequalities that affect the most oppressed people, the whole of society will benefit," continues Rhau.
I know what it’s like as a Traveller to be oppressed.
In the video, Ogunseye insinuated that Afro-Guyanese are being oppressed, and called on the Joint Services, which is predominantly made up of Afro-Guyanese, to use their guns against this perceived oppression.
Common combinations with oppressed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the oppressed 65×
- oppressed and 21×
- and oppressed 16×
- oppressed by 13×
- of oppressed 11×
- oppressed people 10×
- are oppressed 10×
- being oppressed 8×
- oppressed in 7×
- oppressed peoples 6×