Sentence examples for is asphyxiating from inspiring English sources
verb
To smother or suffocate someone.
The pressure is asphyxiating.
The status quo is asphyxiating.
The current climate is asphyxiating freedom of the press, as independent media is heavily indebted and owners of TV channels pressure the government for contracts.
In the meantime, Athens is dependent on the E.C.B alone for financing, and the bank is doling out credit very stringently — in the words of Varoufakis, it is "asphyxiating" the Greek government.
In the meantime, Athens is dependent on the E.C.B alone for financing, and the bank is doling out credit very stringently in the words of Varoufakis, it is "asphyxiating" the Greek government.
"It feels like someone is asphyxiating me.
Africa is asphyxiated by its $217 billion foreign debt.
When something gets caught, the tentacles touching the prey exude additional mucilage to mire down the prey, which eventually dies of exhaustion or is asphyxiated as the mucilage clogs its tracheae.
It was a brilliant effort, and England really are asphyxiating themselves here.
"No parent thinks their kids are asphyxiating themselves until they pass out; that's horrifying to parents," Linkletter said.
