stifled
Example Sentences
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While Odebunmi was producing for Cleveland, the Cavaliers largely stifled Birmingham’s top offensive threat, wide receiver Paul Turner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
De Vaan said private messages offer employees a chance to brainstorm freely, which could be stifled with public messages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“My Neighbor Totoro” is a gateway into a pastoral ideal that still exists in living memory, reviving parts of our imagination that maturity has stifled into dormancy.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ishan Kishan made 49, Abhishek Sharma 43 and Shreyas Iyer 37, but India were stifled by tight bowling from Jacks and Sam Curran, the latter claiming 3-33.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
With a barely stifled sigh, I ducked into the small hall bathroom just off the kitchen and did a quick check of myself in the mirror.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing stifled
A Wrinkle in Time
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The Double Helix
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