stifling
Example Sentences
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Stifling my wounded pride, I typed out a measured response: “So what exactly about it weren’t you into?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
"Service accommodation is a personal experience that personnel should be allowed to share with the Committee. Stifling those voices hinders thorough parliamentary scrutiny."
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023
Stifling speech is never a recipe for a peaceful society.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
Stifling temperatures are forecast to continue throughout the week in Texas, so its power grid isn’t out of the woods yet.
From The Verge • Jul. 12, 2022
Stifling a laugh Dimple reached for one of the totally innocent brownies and took a bite.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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