suffocated
Example Sentences
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“I feel suffocated and breathless when it is too hot,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"It speaks about inner fears, self-doubt, and the feeling of being emotionally suffocated by our own expectations. It was never intended to represent anything sexual."
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
"Around 9 pm, I was feeling suffocated and nostalgic, so I got in the car to drive around town," a 28-year-old woman told AFP on Monday on condition that her identity be protected.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
“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 ● Feb. 25, 2026
“We didn’t kill them on purpose. Smithy was trying to smoke some meat in his new kiln, and it suffocated the worms in the trees.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
