stifling

Example Sentences

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But without a mix of people of different ages, ideologies, walks of life and levels of faith, parish life risks becoming a stifling, overly homogeneous echo chamber—one incapable of sustaining a lively faith.

From The Wall Street Journal

Google said the investigation risked stifling innovation in a competitive market.

From BBC

The afternoon heat was stifling upstairs, and the lamb’s wool I was using to stuff my oversize boots made my feet sweat.

From Literature

Hundreds of baby bats died earlier this week as stifling temperatures settled over the state of South Australia, a local wildlife group said.

From Barron's

Rossbach: There has to be a realignment of the regulatory framework that has been stifling innovation, impeding competition, and putting many European companies at a disadvantage globally.

From Barron's