Sentence examples for find it stifling from inspiring English sources

Some performers find it stifling.

At Western classical music concerts, I find it stifling to be unable to move a finger or hand, nor to nod my head to process the music, nor applaud or otherwise express my appreciation when the music moves me to do so.

Suddenly I found myself pitted against a form that was so mechanical I found it stifling.

For today's tourists it's charming, but Mozart found it stifling.

A year later, on another hot July day, I stopped in the store and found it stifling.

The expression on his face was strange, uncertain, as if he weren't sure whether living alone was a bad or a good thing, as if he both welcomed the solitude and found it stifling.

He found it stifling and doctrinaire, and he gravitated instead to a group of avant-garde artists known as the Stars, who challenged state control of the arts and marched beneath the slogan "We Demand Political Democracy and Artistic Freedom".

By contrast, managers at GM, Ford and the Chrysler arm of DaimlerChrysler find it hard to stifle a yawn.

For every time a well-intentioned family member says (for the millionth time) "I just read this article, I think you might find it useful…" I stifle an urge to reply, "Have any helpful articles about what it's like to be on fire?

The advantage today is with the advertisers, who will find it that much easier to stifle criticism and deter journalistic risk.

Apparently, he found it too cozily stifling.