Sentence examples for he was stifling from inspiring English sources

Mr. Jansa, asked last week whether he was stifling the media, was emphatic.

"I wanted to make sure I was doing the right thing, to see if he was stifling her.

But he said he could earn more pay as an ordinary soldier; his stronger motives were adventure, "idealism", and the fact that he was stifling in Paris, "bored shitless", if he didn't make war somewhere.

The condition did not stop him from making friends or doing well in school, Ms. Brzycki said, "but I think it was first grade, I realized that he was stifling the tics at school, and it created this boomerang effect, and they came out like mad at home".

Still, the failures of the passing game forced the Jets to hand the ball to Martin on third downs, when he was stifled.

Cristiano Ronaldo had scored in each of his last six games at Camp Nou, but he was stifled this time, grimacing after Victor Valdés blocked his best chance with a low dive in the 57th minute.

A part of Barnes must rue being born into an era in which he was stifled at international level and denied the chance to showcase his talents at Europe's top table.

The left-back Charlie Taylor has been the best of the bunch this season, and demonstrated his quality again at Vicarage Road, while the midfielder Lewis Cook had moments where his potential emerged, even if he was stifled somewhat by Watson and Étienne Capoue.

Girlfriend, he's stifling you.

All right, you're terrified of going it alone - who wouldn't be?... Girlfriend, he's stifling you.

By last week, the London mayor was talking about the "tragedy" of a union that he argued was stifling democracy and had stripped Britain of its ability to control its borders and its trade policy.