smother

Example Sentences

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Retreating to a personal Walden, he suggests, may smother creativity rather than fuel it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Critics fear deep-sea mining will smother marine life with waste and the noise of heavy machinery will disrupt oceanic migrations.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

Aster’s modus operandi, holding strong following his first three features, is to smother the viewer, piling on so many narrative threads that it becomes difficult to claw free for a broader perspective.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

The biggest came in the 84th minute when he stopped a low, left-footed shot from Ozziel Herrera at the near post, then jumped off his line to smother the rebound.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

Would the four winds blow in from the four directions of the world and smother me as I made the weapons?

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell