Sentence examples for he stifled from inspiring English sources
He stifled his frustration.
He stifled whatever it was that had started them.
He stifled the urge to let out a whoop.
Why would he stifle his conscience and remove his own freedom of speech in order to become a puppet shadow foreign secretary now?
"I thought things were going so well lately, and in no way was he stifling her or coasting off her professional success as a corporate lawyer while he played Rock Band and hung out in manga chat rooms".
Rune maintains a poker face, his eyes alert and wary as he stifles any signs of fear and endures what amounts to continuous hazing as a newbie at the bottom of the pecking order.
I'm thinking of the moment in "The Best Years of Our Lives" when Fredric March comes home from the war, and he stifles the glee and delight in his two children so he can surprise their mother, Myrna Loy.
He stifles his temptations to oversleep, play with his cousin Benjamin, and run around the yard with his dog in order to keep his suit clean and unwrinkled.
