suffocate

Example Sentences

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And on Sunday before 70,823 at Levi’s Stadium, the unit showed the world there is room for more than one hard-hitting, suffocating defense in Seahawks history.

From Los Angeles Times

Seattle’s suffocating formula was about to deliver the Seahawks their second championship.

From The Wall Street Journal

His reputation was built on forging suffocating defences for teams to build from.

From BBC

He produced three glorious passing shots - two off the backhand and one off the forehand - and moved well behind the baseline to suffocate Durasovic.

From BBC

He knew it would be water, not air, that would flood in, and yet his whole body was one suffocating urge to inhale.

From Literature