Within a year they became an oppressive regime, trampling on their promises.

Far from the oppressive elements of Rome-free to seek his pleasures.

And some of those bylaws in those days were actually quite oppressive.

The solitude in the glare of the broad August sun was oppressive.

Here in the mouth of the gorge the silence was almost oppressive.

Elise relaxed even though the new flood of oppressive power squeezed her.

The sky was unusually black; the night atmosphere unusually oppressive and still.

The heat of the slumbrous afternoon was oppressive; all animation seemed suspended.

Franco left an oppressive legacy which periodically returns to haunt Spanish politics.

She felt cold in spite of the oppressive air of the opera-house.

We have not found our government sufficiently oppressive to rise against it.

Despite the overwhelming odds, June is fighting back against the oppressive regime.

Action seemed to make his state less oppressive; it eased the weight.

Hours of subsequent interviews with the SFO might appear oppressive, Chawla said.

The fresh air flooded the place and gradually the oppressive odor vanished.

When he told the story of the tramp the silence was oppressive.