Sentence examples for had been stifled from inspiring English sources
Opponents charged that public debate had been stifled.
He said freedom of speech had been stifled by the new authorities.
By the end of the month, the mass protest movement had been stifled.
He said Scotland's growth had been stifled by UK governments led by all three UK parties.
The offense that started so well had been stifled, and the defense had reached its lowest point.
However, he did say that he believes some forms of creativity had been stifled by the contemporary approach to schooling.
Ivy that had been stifling the people of Pelham Manor curled up and lost its grip.
She foamed red, my best friend, forming the words we had been stifling all night, the spell-bursting ones: "It's done, gentlemen.
The temperature had been stifling in the upper bunks, and a number of passengers stood in the shade and ate ice cream.
The Dutch had been stifling British trade in the region by prohibiting the British from operating in Dutch-controlled ports or by subjecting them to a high tariff.
