Example Sentences

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At parent-teacher conferences recently, his teacher said that I am stifling his independence and she notices his increased independence while at his father’s house.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2020

I feel that I am stifling a part of my personality, but maybe it is a part that needs to change?

From Slate • May 3, 2016

I can speak, but I am stifled when I speak; I am stifling.

From Camille by Dumas fils, Alexandre

"Take me to the other side where I can breathe; I am stifling here."

From The Chouans by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

I am praying with every breath I draw, but I am stifling under the dread of what may happen.

From The Hills of Refuge A Novel by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)