There were oppressive feelings of hugeness and menace gathering gradually about.

It was more a dread, oppressive feeling that called to some primitive sense.

The oppressive feeling was growing by the moment.

Pug said nothing, for the mines had an oppressive feeling to him.

Too many works contribute to an oppressive feeling of adolescent self-absorption.

The oppressive feeling in the air grew stronger.

The oppressive feeling of the overhanging wall was suddenly gone.

Margaret loved her father, but sometimes she had the oppressive feeling that she was his prisoner.

The oppressive feeling is rather the cumulative effect of a certain not very adventurous taste.

Jack had an oppressive feeling he knew precisely what song was going to come next.