smothered

Example Sentences

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She whipped out her ranch and smothered her face and neck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

In rockpools, starfish, limpets and other wildlife were smothered - while Pembrokeshire's fishing industry was brought to a standstill for more than 18 months.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Featuring handheld camerawork and frequent close-ups, these early works evoke the quasi-improvisational style of John Cassavetes smothered in claustrophobia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

I knock the tunic to the floor and climb under the coverlets, pulling them up over my head so that I am slightly smothered.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black