Example Sentences

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The credit bureaus complained that Fannie and Freddie were stifling competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Kohnen said in the interview that Rush, OceanGate’s CEO, called him after reading the letter and told him that industry regulations were stifling innovation.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

When he felt that executives were stifling his vision or encroaching onto his territory, he could fall into a rage.

From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2022

But Mr. Moïse came to feel that they and other oligarchs were stifling his presidency, his aides say.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2021

She spoke quietly; she didn’t declaim or raise her voice; and when a sob shook her, it was muffled almost into a hiccup, as if she were stifling her emotions for the sake of courtesy.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman