With his polo shirts and running shoes, he stood out in a town where most wore flip-flops and as few clothes as possible in the oppressive heat.
From Los Angeles Times

It’s a little like eating at those restaurants where you find your napkin refolded whenever you come back from the restroom — at some point, such determined pampering becomes oppressive.
From Salon

He plays a working-class hero taking on a wealthy, oppressive villain.
From BBC

“It is a bad thing, I think, anytime we prop up an oppressive industry like the Southern megachurches that do nothing but prop up patriarchal belief systems.”
From Salon

After several years of living in China, Jin-su said the “sense of confinement” over his oppressive working conditions built up.
From BBC