Sentence examples for a stifled one from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a stifled one" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a feeling, expression, or situation that is suppressed or restrained.
Example: "Her laughter was a stifled one, barely escaping her lips as she tried to maintain her composure."
Alternatives: "a suppressed one" or "a muffled one."

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Yes, Fallon's laugh was a stifled one, because he has taken flak for breaking up during skits, and his prime directive seems to be to keep it together.

It was a touching moment and also a stifled one -- with all the constriction of a convict trying to talk to a visiting spouse under the staring gaze of a prison guard.

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One was stifled, one was sweenied, and both had crippling quarter cracks.

Ron Tugnutt stifled one of the league's most potent offenses, turning away 45 shots as the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the visiting Los Angeles Kings, 4-1, last night.

A living community has to tread this line, always; once a static moral orthodoxy is enforced, the effect on the community is a stifling one.

And last week an out-of-court settlement appeared to stifle one of last year's greatest internet outrages.

Several studies show that conscience is seen as an asset when one is able to express one's feelings, discuss them with others and act in accordance with one's conscience, but having to stifle one's conscience because of an inability to deal with moral problems was significantly related to burnout [ 21, 23, 24].

Tom Hollander does everything possible to stifle one's doubts by making Ned a halting, socially awkward figure consumed by his work.

By asking such questions, Mr. Murphy gives an audience a chance to challenge the forces of the world that would stifle one's potential.

Along with Olerud's homer, his 14th of the season, the Mets needed five innings from Hideo Nomo, who won his third straight start, four scoreless innings from a nail-biting bullpen and a crucial two-run homer from Brian McRae for insurance in the seventh to stifle one of the best pitchers in the majors and one of the finest teams in baseball.

Hoping to stifle one of the most violent gangs in Los Angeles, prosecutors have obtained a permanent order preventing members of the 18th Street Gang from meeting in an area that covers about three-quarters of a square mile in the heart of their territory.

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