suffocate

Mali imported Russia’s Wagner mercenaries in 2022, in a failed attempt to swiftly suffocate the local Islamist insurgency that has since emerged as al Qaeda’s most successful and resilient offshoot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

“Take advantage of the time you have ahead of you to understand risk better. Don’t suffocate your portfolio” by allocating too much for income-based investments.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

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 ● Feb. 5, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026

Even if they had to leave Earth, and I had to follow them into airless space, I’d hold on to them and suffocate, but at least I’d have held them close.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

He has been accused of being a merchant of negativity throughout his managerial career, a coach whose football suffocates rather than inspires.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

However, if there is too much calcium, the mitochondrial processes become unbalanced and the cell suffocates.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

As Spain suffocates under high temperatures, ice on its mountains is melting.

From Reuters ● Aug. 9, 2023

In Los Angeles County alone, a baby suffocates nearly every week while sleeping, according to the infant safe sleep campaign from the Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

This atmosphere of carbolic and gangrene clogs the lungs, it is a thick gruel, it suffocates.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

“I feel suffocated and breathless when it is too hot,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

India has also received three shipments of crude oil from Iran, according to a local Iranian diplomatic mission—the first such transfers in years after sanctions suffocated trade between the two countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 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

It had been with the best of intentions, Joe was sure, but he had felt suffocated by the ceaseless rejoinders and advice—on everything from what classes to take to how to tie his necktie.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Indonesia has been battling fires for weeks in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, sending suffocating haze across the islands and neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

A franchise that used to cycle through mostly forgettable quarterbacks and relied on suffocating defense now hopes to win a Super Bowl by betting that its budding star can outscore just about anyone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

And maybe it was the focus-sapping heat, but USC’s defense wasn’t as stifling, not as suffocating it should have been against an opponent as hopelessly overmatched as San José State.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

"We're suffocating in the streets, we're suffocating in the subway and we're even suffocating in our rental," he said, adding they would be moving to an air-conditioned hotel room.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

He was drifting helplessly down a suffocating, cold run, with no hold for his feet.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams