Smother example sentences

"Smother" Example Sentences

1. The mother smothered her sleeping baby with kisses.
2. The fire smothered the flames with the extinguisher.
3. I tried to smother my laughter at his bad joke.
4. The tickling sensations threatened to smother me with giggles.
5. The fireman tried to smother the flames with a blanket.
6. I smothered my cry of pain and bit my lip instead.
7. The child smothered the puppy with hugs and kisses.
8. The nurse smothered a laugh at the patient's funny story.
9. The pillow violently smothered my scream for help.
10. The heavy blanket smothered the painful memories.
11. She tried to smother her rising panic and behave calmly.
12. The men tried to smother the protest march with tear gas.
13. The thought of what might happen smothered me in dread.
14. The teacher smothered the students' whispers with a stern glare.
15. The detective tried to smother his growing suspicion.
16. Thick smog enveloped the city, smothering everything in sight.
17. The silence of the room smothered all sounds of life.
18. I smothered the coughing fit to avoid disturbing my coworkers.
19. The oppressive heat threatened to smother me.
20. Sand smothered the newly planted seeds.
21. The oppressive boss tried to smother all opposition in the office.
22. The character smothered her unrequited longing with indifference.
23. The smothering affection of her relatives began to suffocate her.
24. I smothered the flames of jealousy in my heart.
25. The thick walls seemed to smother all light and air.
26. The sandstorm smothered the campsite and everything in it.
27. The thick steam smothered our efforts to navigate the maze.
28. My grandmother tried to smother me with her overbearing love.
29. The policeman tried to smother the crowd's growing anger at the arrest.
30. Heavy traffic smothered the formerly quiet country road.
31. The dense fog smothered the treetops.
32. He tried to smother his anger instead of lashing out.
33. The ominous clouds smothered the landscape in darkness.
34. My overactive imagination smothered me with dread.
35. The scorching heat threatened to smother the crops.
36. The lead detective tried to smother any rumors of a serial killer in the town.
37. The socialite tried to smother her growing nausea at all the gossip.
38. The thick foliage smothered the lost hikers' cries for help.
39. The smoke quickly smothered the residents trapped inside the burning building.
40. The government tried to smother all news of the human rights abuses.
41. The dense undergrowth smothered any attempts at growing crops in the soil.
42. Vines smothered the decaying ruins.
43. Heavy responsibilities threatened to smother my spirit.
44. The darkness smothered all hope of rescue.
45. Dust swirled and smothered my efforts to find any sign of life.
46. My ever-present self-doubt tried to smother the flicker of inspiration within me.
47. The dense pile of papers threatened to smother me in bureaucracy.
48. Thick vines smothered the statues that once lined the palace courtyard.
49. The landlord tried to smother the tenants' complaints about mold and mildew in the building.
50. She tried to smother her impulse to slap him.
51. The oppressive heat threatened to smother any remaining hope.
52. My fear threatens to smother my dreams.
53. I tried to smother the flame of anger rising within me.
54. Mold smothered the rare books left behind.
55. Creeping vine growth smothered the stone walls of the abandoned castle.
56. Clouds of tear gas tried to smother the protesters' cries for change.
57. The rising floodwaters threatened to smother everything in their path.
58. The debt collectors tried to smother him with demands for payment.
59. Debt payments threatened to smother our dreams of starting a small business.
60. Self-doubt tried to smother my desire to pursue my life's passions.

Common Phases

1. nearly smothered
2. smothered in/with
3. smothered by
4. smothered under
5. threatened to smother
6. tried to smother
7. threaten to smother
8. smothered cries
9. smothered flames
10. smothered laughter