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'suppress' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'suppress' with 8 example sentences.


suppress verb

: bring under control by force or authority

: come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

: consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

: put out of one's consciousness

: lessen to the point of stopping


  • Don't suppress your feelings.
  • She couldn't suppress her emotions.
  • By using four types of metal, specific frequency resonance is suppressed.
  • The uprising was brutally suppressed.
  • You should suppress your pride.
  • It will take a long time to suppress the revolt.
  • You can't suppress the truth.
  • Suppressing one's anger is a virtue.
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