Sentence examples for it becomes oppressive from inspiring English sources

"For a lot of people, it becomes oppressive," Mr. Temkin said.

It is where vanity is marshalled by commerce that it becomes oppressive and disproportionate.

But after a while it became oppressive: those huge animals staring you down in a small space — trying, or so it feels, to dominate you".

But it also becomes oppressive, self-admiring and even a bit pointless.

The political elite becomes oppressive when it tries to curb the powers and freedoms of the economic elite.

"Mediterraneo" has all of the carefully calculated simulated innocence of a Broadway musical, but, also like a Broadway musical (or at least, like a good one), it knows just how far it can go before too much becomes oppressive.

But if the end result of BP's mistake becomes oppressive regulations on offshore drilling, it will be to the economic detriment of a state already gasping.

When the wholesomeness becomes oppressive, a gorgeously debauched side of Copenhagen awaits in its myriad dive bars.

When a team loses, control becomes oppressive.

As the pointlessness becomes oppressive, the setting becomes oppressive, too — and unconvincing.

"The risk is having a judiciary which becomes oppressive and arbitrary," said Michele Ainis, an expert in constitutional law.