suffocate

Example Sentences

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“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

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

A completely overhauled defense learned to suffocate opposing offenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“They cannot operate and cut out the marble in my chest that is laying on my windpipe, and eventually would suffocate me to death,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

I'll suffocate if I can't go out by myself.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins