Sentence examples for avoid smothering from inspiring English sources

How do you avoid smothering the screen with sanctimonious self-congratulation and jingoistic clichés?

Moreover, you should avoid smothering the skin, which can clog pores and may encourage pimples.

Only give sincere compliments, and avoid smothering her with too much attention.

It was only enough to avoid being smothered by a blanket of darkness, but Carver persevered and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Stromatolites are stubby pillars built as microorganisms in mats slowly migrate upwards to avoid being smothered by sediment deposited on them by water.

The instrument's 88 keys offer limitless possibilities, and across Europe young pianists are finding ways of avoiding being smothered by the weight of their record collections by following the example of the late Esbjörn Svensson and drawing on the inspiration of classical music.

The image is a pop art parody of what many South Asian girls experience being told to avoid the sun and smother yourself in bleaching products.

Since they do not require light and can grow in dark places, bryozoans can avoid competition from algae that could smother them.

Don't avoid her at school, but don't smother her.

This helps smother the smell (especially in skirts) and avoid showing the wet spots (in pants).

Their stated goals thus far: First, to avoid the same U.S. protectionist policies that in 1930 sparked smothering trade barriers around the world, and secondly, to commit to putting the global financial system in order.