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Meanings of so oppressive in English

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Usage of so oppressive in English
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Never had he felt so oppressive a sense of shame-suchdeep humiliation.
Lessons in Life, for All Who Will Read Them
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No society in the world is under so oppressive a taboo.
Where No Fear Was: A Book About Fear
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The silence became so oppressive that I had to break it:
The Lure of the Labrador Wild
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It is not the mere atmosphere of the room, so oppressive to us.
Yet Again
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Life near the bottom does not feel quite so oppressive in that context.
The Irish Times
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The stillness became so oppressive that even my own sobs quieted.
Friday, the Thirteenth: A Novel
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But was the grand narrative of modern art ever so oppressive?
The Guardian
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The Government has been so oppressive that the people will not fight for it.
A Political Diary, 1828-1830, Volume II
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The heat so oppressive travelling completely out of the question.
McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia
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The atmosphere was at this time so oppressive that it was difficult to breathe.
Adventures in Southern Seas: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century
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The stuffiness was so oppressive, I felt as if I was starting to smother.
Alpine for You
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The sultry air is so oppressive that it is more than physical endurance can bear.
Arizona Sketches
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Life near the bottom does not seem quite so oppressive when put in that context.
The Guardian
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His terror was so oppressive, that he was threatened with an attack of brain fever.
The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief
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This monopoly proved so oppressive, and attracted so much attention, that in February, 1889, Gov.
Monopolies and the People
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I never imagined that books could be so oppressive.
The Asylum
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