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Sentence Examples Of course, such synergistic bilge is commonplace, as is the tendency to dummy up on any topic that the parent company might want stifled. When creativity is stifled by copyright, the original intention of the law is lost. It not only stifled dissent, it bred a whole new rhetoric antipathetic to civil liberties and due process of law. Interest in fusion as a source of energy was stifled in the 1940s and early 1950s by the security blanket on all nuclear work. A full paper bag was thrust at her, and the door shut, leaving her in stifled silence. I stifled a yawn as Rheena came rushing towards me, tying her long brown hair in a bun, similar to mine. His blue eyes blacken and I watch aghast, as he buries his face in his hands with a barely stifled groan. She smiled at this action and walked away with a slight skip in her step and I stifled a laugh. Angela stifled a snort as she and Sara examined my fluffy pink bunny slippers. Possessive, vain and self-absorbed, she stifled him until, he said, he could no longer stand women. In response, a sudden spark of intense jealousy stabbed through Kaezik before he stifled it and pushed it firmly from his thoughts. Shortages of specie stifled economic growth by restricting the money supply. The hound pup he had brought with him from Kettlethorpe raised his head at the stifled sobs that shook Johnny's body. Still the visitors pressed, but a spirited start to the second half was soon stifled. Bringing it closer to his face, he could smell ozone and stifled a yelp as a spark of static electricity leaped from the blade to his nose. I feel like a heartless harpy for having these feelings, but ultimately, I feel stifled by him, nay even negated. Interviewees have thus been treated to loftily dismissive asides, barely stifled yawns and muffled harrumphs. When Logan got off the plane he was completely stifled by the suffocating heat of Michigan. He stifled his immediate reaction, although he couldn't keep from tightening his jaw. The wave of mergers and consolidations has certainly not stifled innovation or inhibited the creation of new brands. Show More Sentences The president, elected last year in a controversial ballot, has stifled dissent. The first sound of an innocent human voice since the murder is stifled when Macbeth's hirelings kill Macduff's little boy. The man next to me stifled a chuckle and I turned to see what he was laughing at. They filed in with hushed voices and stifled winces as they bumped into the seats laid out for them. He is so stifled by his closed-in life that he has to record the sounds of windstorms in order to feel a connection to nature again. I sat down and threw pebbles at the water's edge and all of a sudden heard a stifled laugh. A stay will not be granted, unless there is cogent evidence that the appeal will be stifled. I stifled a false sob and smiled weakly, as in my mind I thought how ridiculous this whole situation was. Juen heard a stifled breath and she turned around, Kumma's face had paled immensely and his fist was clenched in the soft material of the pillow. Vicki heard a quick inhalation of breath, a stifled cry, and a strangled curse followed by the slamming of the door to the room. Laura, stifled by the confines of her religion and her boyfriend, dreams of freedom and the ocean. Here they are stifled by large pictures of lesser quality, although the juxtapositions are instructive. The only disappointments are the two stifled and formulaic physique shots of young men in posing pouches. I stifled a yawn as I fumbled with the key, finally sticking it in correctly and turning the lock. So preposterous seemed the suggestion, a stifled laugh was as much as I could offer by way of a response. They have dumbed-down the debate on prevention and stifled the debate on causes. His visionary voice is potentially stifled by sorrow and grief, and he attempts to contain that dangerous erosion of his prophetic vision. Thus, non-landed economic activities geared toward profit and growth through capital investment were disesteemed and thereby stifled. Justin then stifled a nervous laugh and muttered something under his breath. She stifled a pained hiss as her leg hit the side of the car at a particularly jolty turn. Show More Sentences Through this massive process of reclaim, they have effectively stifled all criticism of the company on the Internet. Debate is stifled, and conservatives either go in the closet or get to be seen as slightly kooky. But we are tired, and Mum mistakes our tiredness and stifled yawns for boredom. And, since the good jokes don't come until the final third, a lot of yawns will have to be stifled. I barely stifled a yelp of pain as she threw her arms around my aching ribs. Olumer stifled a groan and wondered how he had managed to attract her attention instead of repulsing her, which had been the general idea. With stifled sobs, she unfolded the single leaf of paper from within and began to read the rigid, soldier-like writing. The tears flowed down her face, and she let out a small stifled sob. The boy stifled a sigh of annoyance but told himself to remain patient. I stifled a cry, my anger simmering and beginning to subside. I quickly stifled my laughter as Hyde began to tickle my palm. Perhaps because our everyday choices are so limited and our creative impulses so stifled, we embrace the abnormal because everything else is so boringly predictable. But then the Board was set up to be at the apex of a consensus based bottom-up policy process, which is currently being stifled through an unrepresentative structure. A stifled purr of laughter escapes from several of the crew members. I stifled a yawn as she launched into a monologue about how she is going to become a famous star. Did you feel like when you were acting as the first lady of France, it stifled you artistically? And did they bequeath to the military the task of rescuing the democratic impulse stifled by a pharaoh with an Islamist face? Matthew Weiner, the creator of the period drama, examines the damaged ad men and stifled housewives that viewers love. Pressing a hand over his mouth, he stifled the wretch he could not keep down, pushing out a hand in front of him to wave the door which was already slightly ajar open. The malfunction of enterprises stifled the growth of innovative designers. Show More Sentences His television networks thrive because private competition is stifled. This migration, he added, could be stifled without regulatory restraint. The uniform stifled Danny and he gagged on the stale stench. For a moment, she felt stifled within the intenseness of his grasp. Loren stifled a sigh of relief and bowed, murmuring nonsense words. He notes that demand in the Sun Belt, where roughly half of all new construction is taking place, has been stifled by moratoriums on new water and sewer hookups. The Pop Stand choir was eerily silent with the dominant sound that of chewed fingernails as handling errors, hospital passes and forced kicks stifled any attempts at rugby. Emily's hand came up to cover her mouth as she stifled a gasp of surprise. One gets the sense that these are the words Sotomayor stifled, or perhaps drafted and circulated, in fisher. The performances are so stifled that at times one feels like throttling the characters to extract some kind of expression from them, apart from the usual long face. Lukashenko, shaped by the colonial experience, stifled their project in infancy. I think later in life our creativity can get stifled because we think we have to grow up and mature our ideas. Baron stifled his angry response and forced a thin smile instead. When the Indians set fire to the main building as well as the sheds, the flames fanned into a sunburst, and their smoke stifled the people of Fort Mims. He considered this, but he stifled his reply when he caught sight of a seemingly ordinary pile of rock that rose at a crazy angle out of the ground. He stifled a groan and touched her cheek, soft and flushed with sleep. Actually blinded by prosthetics, he walks the fine line between acting and mimicry, giving a performance that is neither stifled by imitation, nor unconvincing. The question is whether these agents of economic growth are not being stifled in the protection of inordinately high returns on shareholders interest. Students at the school are stifled by the pressure to score high on tests. He saw in the Renaissance the emergence of the modern spirit of individuality, which the Middle Ages had stifled. Show More Sentences Creativity and art were stifled, except where they could serve as propaganda media. Jack stifled a smirk at the ensign's expressionless non-reaction. He'd been a nugget himself once, the new guy fresh from training. At the same time, knowledge of and appreciation for related varieties was poor, which stifled cooperation between most of the dialect preservation groups. I took my leave, being half stifled with the closeness of the room. Within its ranks, democratic centralism stifled dissent and opposition. Examples from Classical Literature But Crispin, noting the hesitation, stifled it by appealing to the lad's fears. The results of your denunciation will be stifled, because they are calumnious. Its first war-cry was stifled back by the brutal and cowardly hand of Destiny. This was apparent in the deistic optimism that almost stifled spiritual life during the Eighteenth Century. But Felicien was, like Angelique, almost stifled with emotion and timidity. Why betray them when they were doomed to be stifled in the breast that begat them? I am stifled in these narrow streets, amid these tumble-down houses, amid these alleys. Valentine took hold of them, sat them on her lap, and half stifled them with caresses. Positively, there did seem to be a kind of stifled murmur, within! He almost stifled beneath the interminable expanse of foliage. The Jat burst into a roar of laughter, stifled with apologies to the lama. As to my own will or conscience, impassioned grief had trampled one and stifled the other. Then both voices would seem to be stifled in a struggle, and then would break out again. Their heroism is stifled among the bales of their Levantine merchandise. Throughout the night Aouda, full of sad forebodings, her heart stifled with anguish, wandered about on the verge of the plains. Brenda screamed faintly, but her scream was stifled at once. Even her weeping and her sobs were stifled by her clinging round him. Until one evening, with a stifled sigh, she murmured the word, cribbage! The last sob of little Sebastijonas has been stifled, and the orchestra has once more been reminded of its duty. The baby went into one of his deep pockets where his screams were stifled. Show More Sentences Every spark of human feeling had evidently been stifled in him. Jo lay motionless, and her sister fancied that she was asleep, till a stifled sob made her exclaim, as she touched a wet cheek. Fix, as he bowed, had a stifled feeling, and, going forward, where he ensconced himself, did not open his mouth for the rest of the day. Behind his eyes lay the emptiness of age, the open wound of stifled years. He stifled the wrath that welled up, threatening to choke him. Her persecutor stifled an oath, and sprung after and arrested her. He said that his attempts to pretend nothing was amiss were foiled by the stifled laughter of the verger. I began to watch them in a stifled suspense, a disguised excitement that might well, had it continued too long, have turned to something like madness. And, with something of a pang, resolutely stifled, I realised for a moment the true blessedness of the single state I was so soon to leave behind. From a British perspective at least, ceramics from Germany still have a stiff and unrelaxed image, in which creativity has been stifled by an emphasis on technical precision. It will be a heavy responsibility, cousin, if you confine your brother to this dismal house and stifled air, when the delightful freedom of my country-seat is at his command. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of stifled? Words that rhyme with stifled What is the adverb for stifled? What is the adjective for stifled? What is the noun for stifled? Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words stifle stiffy stiff peaks stiffness stiff-necked stiffnecked stifler stifles stifling Stifling stifling heat stiflingly 7-letter Words Starting With s st sti stif stifl stifle