suffocate

Example Sentences

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“The worst part was I almost suffocated when the dress went over my head. I was like, ‘This could be problematic.’

From Los Angeles Times

"Utility bills are suffocating us. Prices are crushing us. It's very hard to get by."

From BBC

They came with a turbocharged offensive unit and a suffocating defense.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Lipinski realized her dream, becoming Olympic champion in Nagano, she knows the suffocating feeling of competing under the Olympic rings.

From Los Angeles Times

The mist cleared, and he could see her rolling her eyes in panic, thrashing her neck from side to side in the sticky, suffocating swamp.

From Literature