Example Sentences

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Whether, in fact, coming from this family and at least rolling with its punches, if he is repressing himself for his incredibly shy boyfriend.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2019

Expressing anger is no more a cure for a bad relationship than is repressing anger.

From New York Times • May 20, 2016

Charlie’s therapist tells her that she is repressing what really happened the night her fiancé was killed, and, of course, there is more to the story.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2014

That is, repressing some desire for a time, sacrificing something temporarily in order to gain an advantage later.

From Quiet Talks on Power by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)

His own grief, which at this moment he is repressing, has not in reality lost its sting.

From The Deputy of Arcis by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott