Oppressive has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | He defies the present government which is no less oppressive than its predecessor. | |
| 2. | The weather is so oppressive. | |
| 3. | Oppressive regimes don't live forever. | |
| 4. | An oppressive feeling attacked me around the chest. | |
| 5. | He found the silence oppressive. | |
| 6. | The silence is oppressive. | |
| 7. | The country, while oppressive, is significantly better than its neighbors. | |
| 8. | Tom escapes from his increasingly oppressive life by victimizing people worse off than him. | |
| 9. | They conspire to overthrow the oppressive government. | |
| 10. | It comes as no surprise that the oppressive regime of Saudi Arabia is friends with the militaristic and racist regime of Israel. |