suffocating

Example Sentences

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"Suffocating is maybe putting it too strongly, but I feel sometimes I can't breathe freely in Scotland," she tells the BBC's Newscast podcast.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Suffocating under contradictions, I just lay back and resigned myself.

From The Guardian • Jul. 5, 2018

Suffocating another comeback attempt by Western Albemarle with another scoring flurry in the Virginia 4A state championship, the Titans decided to ring in the impending unprecedented ending with a touch of levity.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2016

"Yuck," "Creepy," "Suffocating," "I would die after two hours."

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2012

Suffocating smoke burst from the long type-room into the office.

From Life of William Carey by Smith, George