suffocate

"The biggest worry was that they were going to suffocate in the smoke, but the smoke did carry over them," he said, confirming the animals had survived.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Mali imported Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in 2022, in a failed attempt to swiftly suffocate the local Islamist insurgency that has since emerged as al Qaeda’s most successful and resilient offshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

“Take advantage of the time you have ahead of you to understand risk better. Don’t suffocate your portfolio” by allocating too much for income-based investments.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

Their breath was believed to poison the air and suffocate the land, especially in swampy regions where disease was common.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026

He wondered whether he was going to suffocate; he could not breathe or see and the only solid things in the world were Ron’s arm and Hermione’s fingers, which were slowly slipping away....

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

"She has heart disease. Sometimes she suffocates and turns blue. She can't continue living in a tent."

From BBC ● May 20, 2025

However, if there is too much calcium, the mitochondrial processes become unbalanced and the cell suffocates.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

As Spain suffocates under high temperatures, ice on its mountains is melting.

From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2023

In Los Angeles County alone, a baby suffocates nearly every week while sleeping, according to the infant safe sleep campaign from the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

There is a new air in our conversations, short and choppy, so hot that the effort suffocates us both.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

"We believe they suffocated because there was no ventilation," the father of one of those detained told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“I feel suffocated and breathless when it is too hot,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

India has also received three shipments of crude oil from Iran, according to a local Iranian diplomatic mission—the first such transfers in years after sanctions suffocated trade between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

“The worst part was I almost suffocated when the dress went over my head. I was like, ‘This could be problematic.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

There were days when I felt suffocated by the fact that our windows had to be kept shut for security, that I couldn’t get some fresh air without causing a fuss.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

"We can't take it anymore, we're suffocating," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Her plan was to float around an underwater living room set up in her inner, surreal, suffocating fantasy world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Indonesia has been battling fires for weeks in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, sending suffocating haze across the islands and neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

He says his son should attack Garcia using suffocating, bobbing aggression - the kind that Nigel used to blow out Iran Barkley in 1990.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

On that suffocating noontime when the gypsy revealed his secrets, José Arcadio Buendía had the certainty that it was the beginning of a great friendship.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez