Sentence examples for stifling time from inspiring English sources

Like Hal in "Beginners," a suburban father who only feels free to come out as gay after his wife dies, Dorothea is the product of a stifling time when gender roles were expected to be assumed. .

Contacted by phone in Switzerland, where the Olympic Committee is based, Mr. Oswald said, referring to the later test events, that "stifling time limitations could pose a problem to fixing whatever problems may be identified".

Blair Sabol, from Villanova, Pa., future fashion guerrilla; a girl who would one day be known as the Abbie Hoffman of Seventh Avenue, who would pen a fashion column rife with deliciously bitchy observations no longer possible in these stifling, politically correct times.

The stifling heat and down time with loved ones is making it hard to breathe for some this summer.

It has made for a stifling climate in night-time business.

They sit for a long time in the stifling room, not speaking, though the woman seems to be doing some sort of breathing exercise.

Mods had no time for the stifling popular music put out over the radio - the syrup served up by "entertainers" such as Max Bygraves and Frank Ifield.

While the region has received a bad rap in recent times because of stifling pollution and child-labor practices, its continued development has made it the perfect breeding ground for China's vibrant maker scene.

This time around they had stifling defense, holding the Thrashers to two shots in the first period and seven through two.

Restaurants like Sangdari are packed in the summer time, when Seoul's stifling climate bears a passing resemblance to Atlanta's, only smoggier.

Hassett and Bradman were heckled for their slow batting but they remained unhurried in the face of England's stifling tactics Australia had plenty of time after bowling out their opponents easily.