Example Sentences

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"All in all, the labor market remained strong in the second quarter, defying the drag from stiflingly high interest rates," Pantheon Macroeconomics' chief economist for Latin America, Andres Abadia, said.

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023

We crouch through another door into a dark back room and suddenly, it's stiflingly hot.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2022

At first, women sat on dry sand in stiflingly layered dresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022

The atmosphere is stiflingly suggestive, the filmmaking unforgettable.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2021

The night before had been stiflingly hot, and the early morning was already steaming and miserable.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow