has smothered
- present perfect of smother (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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A wildfire north Athens that erupted on Tuesday has smothered the capital in smoke and ash, spreading to the town of Menidi, from where about 150 people were evacuated from three nursing homes.
From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2023
A toxic haze has smothered Delhi since the festival of Diwali.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2021
The August Complex blaze burning to the north — the largest fire in California history — has smothered his county in smoke for two months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
Sweltering weather has smothered much of the West over the last week and is expected to strain the electric grid that serves about 80 percent of California.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2020
It has smothered up the Indian’s trail as completely as it snow several inches deep lay upon it.
From Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco by Tilney, F.C.
