Example Sentences

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“I focused on the voices of the people, the voices of my friends and comrades, I believe that’s what kept me alive, hearing them continue the fight despite how aggressive our oppressors were,” K said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

The enslaved asserted the truth the oppressors feared above all: that they were actual human beings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

The victims, he said, should not be treated the same way as the oppressors.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2024

I believed that his election would erase racism and force oppressors to see the errors of their ways.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2024

Tlacaelel insisted that in addition to destroying the codices of their former oppressors the Mexica should set fire to their own codices.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann