Stifling Sentence Examples

They had to break this stifling relationship off before it smothered all reason from them.

Those ahead of him grew more restless with the passing time, eerie quiet, and stifling heat.

The evening heat was stifling.

The church was hot and loud, the scents that overwhelmed her outside stifling.

The air was still and the heat stifling.

But regulation has to tread a fine line between protecting the public interest and stifling the industry by being too risk adverse.

To keep one another back, to breathe in that stifling atmosphere, to be unable to stir, and to await something unknown, uncomprehended, and terrible, was becoming unbearable.

Delays can be, and are, often stifling.

The main parties bicker about tiny modifications to our present course of complete stifling of the individual by the state, and economic stagnation.

French Life A downside of french life worth mentioning is the stifling bureaucracy.

What this is really about is stifling dissent on a national scale.

Beyond British and sensationally sociological, Blur and singer/songwriter Damon Albarn weave tales of stifling middle class ennui into clever pop vignettes.

In the stifling heat there are many questions and few people prepared to offer adequate answers.

This book is an attempt to break the stifling consensus about arts policy today, and challenge the increasing instrumentalism of policy-makers.

Alison jumps out of bed, stifling a scream.

The pre-monsoon (mid-April to early June) is stifling at lower elevations, and dusty wind squalls are common.

But where the Arkle can be formal and rather stifling, the Brasserie has a more relaxed, robust and approachable character.

And, indeed, the stifling of criticism of religion can be an effect of multiculturalism.

The ideal for this absorption process is to siphon off the excess heat in the room during the day and regulate the heat in the room so it's comfortable, not stifling.

A heavy satin gown with multiple crinolines will be stifling and unwieldy on a sandy beach, for example.

Many people assume that the temperatures in the tropical Caribbean will be stifling, but in fact the warm ocean waters moderate much of the region's climate.

Steer clear of rich fabrics like velvet or wool that will be too heavy and stifling.

Stifling your child's imaginative processes can quench her fledgling spirit, so it's time to brush aside any adult cynicism and explore the world of extravagant girls' princess dresses!

With the stifling weather out of the way, hair is much less inclined to frizz up, turn into a ratty mess or just lie flat.

Slight to the touch and in construction, it's light enough to keep you unruffled in even the most stifling heat.

Known for its effortless versatility and femininity, the summer dress offers women the option to look polished while still keeping their cool in even the most stifling heat.

Although the thought of spending an inordinate amount of time in the kitchen is stifling to some, the most effective way to ensure your gluten-free sweets are categorically gluten-free is to create them in your own home.

More carefree individuals may find this protective nature stifling or restricting, but those who appreciate reliability won't feel smothered and will recognize this trait as a definite advantage.

Could it be that the uniforms were increasing violence rather than stifling it?

They're also not as stifling as regular shoes when the temperature's sweltering.

Brassieres had to be light enough to be worn in hot and stifling work conditions.

There is a LOT more going on behind the scenes, and to be honest it is not stifling at all!

The Black God's power swelled, stifling the air around them.

He picked up the pencil and word key and, stifling a yawn, began to decode the notebook.

Women's lingerie uses all types of fabric, styles, colors, etc. Do you find creating traditional types of men's underwear stifling, or is there more going on behind the scenes of the design that the average consumer would never imagine?

About fifty Europeans and Eurasians, nearly all females, who had been captured in trying to escape from the town on the day of the outbreak, were confined in a stifling chamber of the palace for fifteen days; they were then brought out and massacred in the court-yard.

The French princess, a lively young woman of no sense, died in the stifling atmosphere of the Spanish court, and from the attendance of Spanish doctors.

Since the only cause for these convection currents is the statical instability produced by radiation, and the rapid stifling of radiations within the body produces there a temperature gradient falling very slowly, they would be for the most part extremely slight.

The entire atmosphere, so to speak, of the play is stifling, and is not rendered less so by the underplot with Hippolita.

The doctors said that she could not get on without medical treatment, so they kept her in the stifling atmosphere of the town, and the Rostovs did not move to the country that summer of 1812.

But in opposition to the party of order, he defined his own personal policy, as in his letter to Edgard Ney (August 16, 1849), which was not deliberated upon at the council of ministers, and asserted his intention "of not stifling Italian liberty," or by the change of ministry on the 31st of October 1849, when, "in order to dominate all parties," he substituted for the men coming from the Assembly, such as Odilon Barrot, creatures of his own, such as Rouher and de Parieu, the Auvergne avocats, and Achille Fould, the banker.

Before we can be said to know all that we might regarding this most interesting of lakes further extensive scientific observations are necessary; but these are extremely difficult owing to the impossibility of maintaining self-registering instruments in a region practically closed to Europeans for nearly half the year by the stifling heat, and inhabited only by Bedouins, who are the worst kind of ignorant, thievish and mischievous savages.