Example Sentences

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Well, I don't want to say too much," says Darvill, but he does add: "I doubt he's seen our show because I don't think musicals are strangling theatre.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2023

“There are many short-term macroeconomic imbalances that are strangling a part of the population and the companies,” said Oscar Fernandez, an economist at the University of Havana.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

“The virus epidemic has accelerated some of the trends that are strangling public higher education,” said Louise Seamster of the University of Iowa and a co-author of the Roosevelt Institute paper.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2020

This week, his administration again reiterated its pledge to rid the government of cumbersome regulations it contends are strangling business.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2017

“Those ships are strangling us, and all my admiral can do is talk of dragons,” Dany said.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin