stifling

Example Sentences

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I thrashed my limbs in desperate abandon as it streamed into my nose and mouth, stifling me, seeping into my very pores, weighing me down.

From Literature

Rashid remains the ace in the pack, capable of stifling momentum and producing breakthroughs at key moments.

From BBC

The London Metal Exchange delayed the start of trading on Friday due to technical issues, temporarily stifling activity as commodities markets experience one of their wildest weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some interpret this week's announcement as the natural evolution of an artist who finds fame stifling.

From BBC

But without a mix of people of different ages, ideologies, walks of life and levels of faith, parish life risks becoming a stifling, overly homogeneous echo chamber—one incapable of sustaining a lively faith.

From The Wall Street Journal