stifled
Example Sentences
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But some partners felt for years he hoarded resources and stifled plans to grow in other areas, some of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Ron spasms under his desk, stifled by the small space; a colleague dries a co-worker’s hair with a piece of paper after blowing bubbles in it; Ron does the loudest meal prep you’ll ever hear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
This stifled England's build-up against an already stubborn defence and minimised their threat.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Having stifled my sobs, wiped my eyes, and muttered something about not being very well that morning, I resumed my task, and succeeded in completing it.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing stifled
A Wrinkle in Time
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Vocabulary from the Vice-Presidential Debate, October 4, 2016
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The Double Helix
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