Sentence examples for are strangling from inspiring English sources
verb
To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
- He strangled his wife and dissolved the body in acid.
Health-care costs are strangling our country.
"We are strangling ourselves," Mr. Crosson said.
The conventions are strangling, suffocating and mugging us.
The Yankees are strangling themselves with their outrageous ticket and concession prices.
Dismantle the 600 checkpoints that restrict freedom of movement and are strangling the economy.
Leviathan's tentacles are strangling economic growth, and cutting some of them back would be a cheap way to promote it.
Someone has to have the courage to face the tangled knots of corruption and entitlement that are strangling Greece.
It was political and fun, without all the restrictions, costs and red tape that are strangling Pride today.
Private firms are strangled with red tape.
Meanwhile, firms are strangled by new regulations.
"We are strangled right now," he said.
