have smothered
- present perfect of smother.
Example Sentences
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Banners of your favorite wrestlers, or the ones you love to hate, have smothered city street poles.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
He was the beating heart of every postseason victory and, seemingly, the only Laker who believed they could overcome the three-games-to-none deficit that could have smothered them Monday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2023
After the wave of mass protests over the weekend, gatherings have been much smaller, in part as the authorities have smothered potential sites with heavy security.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
His appeal to a thrill-seeking general public might have smothered his appeal to hopeless basketball geeks.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2019
I was present, and not a little anxious, on account of my girl, who kissed the Queen's hand with so much grace, that I thought the Princess Dowager would have smothered her with kisses.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
