Sentence examples for a bit smothered from inspiring English sources

And here, with more federal and state help and counsel than they had expected, Fargo officials, some of whom had monitored their river's floods since 1969, seemed at moments a bit smothered.

The other half of the plot, where we planted the green manure is looking a bit threadbare, perhaps smothered too deeply by the blanket of cow manure we spread across it in November.

So the set is dominated by a leafy, green expanse that's beautiful but a bit dense and smothering.

This weird retro world of cooking, heirloom tomatoes and Jane Austen is starting to feel a bit smug and smothering.

Many have cinemas, some have wildlife, and the eggs benedict at Montecasino are quite tasty, though smothered a bit too thickly in Hollandaise sauce.

This whistle has classic gym teacher vibe with a bit of extra flare it's been smothered in sparkles.

In his first cookbook, "Ottolenghi," vegetable dishes were often spiked with a bit of meat: try the caramelized endive, smothered in bread crumbs, Parmesan, thyme, and cream, and roasted with a topping of serrano ham.

Mr. Damon does a bit better, but John Grady's chivalric goodness smothers the streak of bad-boy spontaneity that is his most appealing trait.