stifled
Example Sentences
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But critics, including hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers who have since left, say dissent has been stifled, and the city's freedoms severely curbed.
From BBC
The sharp contraction stifled hopes of a coming recovery and built pressure on the central bank to keep slashing interest rates.
This season, as in the past, they were a poorly timed roadblock that unnecessarily stifled USC’s hopes.
From Los Angeles Times
It has thwarted explorers and stifled merchants’ ambitions.
Nearby, a rooster crowed, and Penelope stifled a yawn as she slipped unnoticed through the door.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
