How to Use oedipal in a Sentence
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Her works explored Oedipal urges and creeping fascism.
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Laura Regensdorf,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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Oedipal dramas really are at the center of Lerner’s new novel, as are the bugs in recording technologies.
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Giles Harvey,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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This Oedipal struggle burrowed deep into the marrow of their relationship.
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Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Oedipal undertone of Leonora’s explanation—that his room used to be a nursery—is more worrisome still.
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Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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Seeking punishment for a pre-existing (probably Oedipal) feeling of shame and inadequacy, some of the incarcerated seek a reality that fits their self-identity.
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Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Delivering a Greek tragedy-style ending for the Oedipal tale was Wright’s idea, as the star, executive producer and director pushed to surprise viewers with Daniel killing Laura, instead of the more obvious Cherry.
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Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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So far, all attempts to associate Buttigieg with his Gramscian father have failed—if anything, Buttigieg seems to have engaged in an oedipal reversal of the Gramscian formula, rejecting radicalism in favor of precisely the kind of technocratic capitalism that Gramsci would have detested.
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Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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