smothered
Example Sentences
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Workers sweated in choking heat and pupils stayed home on Tuesday as an early-summer heatwave smothered much of Europe, sparking health warnings.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
He has added gold trim to the crown molding, smothered the walls with gold-framed artworks and gold-painted embellishments, placed inch-thick gold coasters on the desk, and lined up gold urns on the mantel.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Meaning: Do you want your dish smothered in sauce made from roasted green chiles, or a simmered counterpart fashioned from dried red chile pods?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
It wouldn’t be easy, but he knew the products well: He had grown up eating hot dogs smothered in Heinz ketchup at Yankees games as a kid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
He had expected somebody with pockmarks smothered under heavy makeup, somebody tough and knowing.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
