suffocate

Example Sentences

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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

Their breath was believed to poison the air and suffocate the land, especially in swampy regions where disease was common.

From Science Daily

While still in New Zealand, suffocating in suburban Wellington, she had described herself as a “restless soul” with “a rapacious appetite for everything and principles as light as my purse.”

From The Wall Street Journal