smothered
Example Sentences
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Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Scientists feared the Santa Monica Mountains’ last remaining steelhead trout were dead, smothered by debris flows unleashed by the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
It wouldn’t be easy, but he knew the products well: He had grown up eating hot dogs smothered in Heinz ketchup at Yankees games as a kid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
There was nothing, and then, like a lamp turned on and off in total darkness, there was a little squeal of laughter abruptly smothered.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
