Sentence examples for oppressive implications from inspiring English sources

Those fighting forms of oppression have pointed to the use of language as part of their subjugation, from words that have specific oppressive implications to behaviour like "mansplaining" that affect the power dynamic of conversations.

How ironic is it that the team representing our nation's capital would use a name and logo with such oppressive implications towards Native Americans.

· Develop policy to prohibit the development of business ties with illegal or oppressive governments regardless of the economic implications on your country.

In it, the writer Zeba Khan notes that Daesh, a nonsense word in Arabic, shares the same root as some actual words that mean "to trample" — the implication being that calling the group Daesh emphasizes its oppressive character.

The political implications of Mr. Nancy's "Being Singular Plural" — a list of struggles and oppressive regimes around the world appears on the first page — is echoed in several works here, but especially in Amar Kanwar's "Torn First Pages".

So oppressive".

"That is particularly oppressive.

"It's oppressive.

It never felt oppressive".

The approach is oppressive.

It was so oppressive.