suffocating
Example Sentences
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However, breweries are facing a "suffocating level of taxation" and Siba wants to see a tax reduction on draught beer in pubs.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
It’s nice to know that there are still corners of the internet bright enough to cast away the darkness that often feels suffocating.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
"It's suffocating," the 36-year-old coconut seller told AFP in Chiang Mai, a tourist destination among the areas affected by dangerous pollution levels this week.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
They came with a turbocharged offensive unit and a suffocating defense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
“You’re not suffocating, toiling in a building like city fools up north.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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