| There was no suggestion of oppressiveness in the air and a windsail was not necessary to keep the cabin fresh and cool. |
| In its times of least oppressiveness it was an enormity, if he were innocent. |
| For all its oppressiveness and self-interest, the junta has wanted to appear conciliatory since seizing power eight months ago. |
| Good terrorists are those whose actions are justified by the oppressiveness of the system they oppose. |
| He got the feeling of being expected to contribute to the oppressiveness of the occasion. |
| Taking the natural world as a stage, Noguera conveys the muted violence of rushing streams and the oppressiveness of looming mountain shadows. |
