23 Usage Examples Depicting the Meaning of 'Repress' in a Sentence

"To keep desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc., under control, check, or suppress." more

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He has repressed the desire to quit his job.

Sarah had to repress her curiosity and wait for the surprise gift.

The artist was repressing the urge to add more colors to the painting.

Tom had to repress his anger when he lost the game.

Tommy has to repress the urge to touch the artwork in the museum.

He has repressed his anger for too long.

He tried to repress his excitement as he waited for the results of the spelling bee.

The knight struggled to repress his fear as he faced the dragon in the dark cave.

The little girl struggles to repress her excitement before opening her birthday presents.

The librarian had to repress a sigh when she saw the books misplaced on the shelves again.

Sarah had to repress her excitement before opening the birthday present.

Despite the pain, she manages to repress her screams at the dentist.

The soldier will repress the urge to panic in the heat of battle.

Despite the disappointment, she tried to repress her tears after losing the game.

Despite her sadness, she repressed the urge to cry in public.

The teacher had to repress her laughter when the student told a funny joke in the middle of the lesson.

The teacher asked the students to repress their urge to talk during the exam.

The captain is repressing his fear as the storm hits the ship.

She had to repress the urge to hug her friend tightly upon their reunion.

He had to repress the urge to eat the delicious chocolate until after dinner.

The teacher helps the students learn to repress their impatience while waiting in line.

By the time the truth unfolds, he will have been repressing his guilt for years.

He tries to repress his giggles during the funny puppet show.

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