Example Sentences

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It’s nice to know that there are still corners of the internet bright enough to cast away the darkness that often feels suffocating.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"Utility bills are suffocating us. Prices are crushing us. It's very hard to get by."

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

They came with a turbocharged offensive unit and a suffocating defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

I was suffocating under the weight of it, and I was furious at myself for letting him get to her, for creating an opening just big enough for him to slip through and find her.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez