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Represses is an English word. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Represses in a sentence

Represses meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of repress

Using Represses

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of repress
  • In the example corpus, represses often appears in combinations such as: represses the, that represses.

Context around Represses

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

text 1×

Often after:

lower 1×

Sentence patterns with Represses

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

but he represses the urge 1× castes but represses lower castes 1× firewall that represses the people 1× power that represses our inner 1× the text represses its real 1× which then represses the very 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

jefferson s eyes 1× the caste system 1× this means that 1× we must break 1×

Common sentence endings:

activity it triggered 1× imposed belief system 1× obvious manifest content 1× people of china 1× represses lower castes 1× to fight back 1×

Words around Represses

Just before it in the word index:

repressed 140 repress 47 represents 5.949 representives 2 representive 3 representing 3.461

Just after it in the word index:

repressing 26 repression 385 repressions 22 repressive 190 repressor 15 repreve 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Represses

  • In this selection, "represses" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, text and lower stand out and add context to how "represses" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include but he represses the urge and castes but represses lower castes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "represses" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with represses

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

We must break down the firewall that represses the people of China. (12 words)

This means that the text represses its real (or latent) content behind obvious (manifest) content. (15 words)

This is where a process triggers a series of events which then represses the very activity it triggered. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Jefferson’s eyes sizzle with electricity during the incident, but he represses the urge to give in to his powers or to fight back. (24 words)

The caste system dates back thousands of years and allows many privileges to upper castes but represses lower castes. (19 words)

This is where a process triggers a series of events which then represses the very activity it triggered. (18 words)

Example sentences (6)

The caste system dates back thousands of years and allows many privileges to upper castes but represses lower castes.

This is where a process triggers a series of events which then represses the very activity it triggered.

We must break down the firewall that represses the people of China.

It’s a power that represses our inner self and empties our subjectivity through a imposed belief system.

Jefferson’s eyes sizzle with electricity during the incident, but he represses the urge to give in to his powers or to fight back.

This means that the text represses its real (or latent) content behind obvious (manifest) content.

Common combinations with represses

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "represses" in a sentence?
An example: "The caste system dates back thousands of years and allows many privileges to upper castes but represses lower castes." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "represses" from authentic English texts.
What does "represses" mean?
Represses means: third-person singular simple present indicative of repress
How many example sentences with "represses" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "represses", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.