Sentence examples for smother from inspiring English sources

The word "smother" is a correct and usable word in written English.
It can be used as a verb, noun, or adjective. Example sentence: She smothered her newborn baby with kisses.

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smother

verb

To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.

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It was harsh, but it was the only way not to smother.

Wild Beasts Smother "I discovered Wild Beasts on their second record, Two Dancers, but was completely absorbed in it for months.

Michael McGowan's free-kick was met by the Ayr defender Chris Smith only six yards out but he failed to make proper contact, allowing the goalkeeper Graham Stack to smother.

In a macabre twist, the court heard that Davidson has a previous conviction for trying to smother her neighbour's dog.

Almunia was quickly off his line to smother the shot and later denied him again.

He dives at full stretch to his right to parry a long range effort from Toni Kroos, then gets up in time to smother the follow-up from Mario Gotze.

And while the journey of the antihero is all too celebrated at the moment, something tells me that this movie wants you root for Pat, not feel the urge to smother him with his garbage-bag poncho.

Similar approaches helped Nigeria smother an Ebola outbreak swiftly last year, but Tomori expressed frustration that the polio campaign lost focus due to the distraction of elections in 2007 and 2011, and warned there could be a repeat when polls are held next month.

Soudani's shot-cum-cross was the pick of the pair, but Lahm performed heroics to smother his effort.

It means that all his expensive efforts to smother the beating heart of the Eurosceptics have been brought to nothing.

BofA did not smother Merrill, even though the New York firm was in a position of weakness.

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