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At Pruth, when the Russian Army almost came to grief at the hands of the Turks, Peter's empress seized a saber and fought till she was half-smothered under the debris of a bombarded earthwork.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, in Illinois Carter stunned even his own supporters by turning Mayor Richard Daley's last hurrah in a national primary into a half-smothered harrumph.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his half-smothered bass voice, pounding his fist on the desk, mild Louis Denfeld told Leahy that he wanted Radford and nobody else.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Your friends are as good as yourself then, Mrs. Jones," said Helen; but as she spoke she was startled by what sounded like a half-smothered laugh or exclamation of some kind just outside the door.

From Uncanny Tales by Molesworth, Mrs. Mary Louisa

He listened and there came to his ears a half-smothered cry of “Let me out!”

From Bluebeard by Johnson, Clifton