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How to use the word stifled in a Sentence?

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Without further action, we now face the very real prospect of serious damage to our economic recovery, stifled growth as well as another less than happy Christmas for many businesses and their customers across the country. – Ruby McGregor-Smith	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Epic's frustration with Apple especially, and Google to some extent, had been building up for at least three years. Ever since Fortnite grew to have a large audience, we felt stifled by several things. – Tim Sweeney	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Texas Democrats have stifled religious liberty and the freedom to support any organization or belief they do not agree with. – James Dickey	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Today's big tech companies have too much power—over our economy, our society, & our democracy. They've bulldozed competition, used our private info for profit, hurt small businesses & stifled innovation. It's time to #BreakUpBigTech. – Elizabeth Warren	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I spent so many years at Juilliard just wanting to beat somebody up, i think it was the height of my anger; that chip on my shoulder. I'm still trying to take care of that chip on my shoulder, by the way. It was mainly because I felt my voice as an artist was being stifled. – Viola Davis	Found on CNN 7 years ago
The animal spirits of this country are being stifled by this top-down-driven regulatory system that is choking off the next generation of job creators. – Jeb Bush on Tuesday	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by a dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificient glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. – Jack London, Personal Credo	added by anonymous 13 years ago
I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. – Jack London	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Without further action, we now face the very real prospect of serious damage to our economic recovery, stifled growth as well as another less than happy Christmas for many businesses and their customers across the country.

– Ruby McGregor-Smith

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Epic's frustration with Apple especially, and Google to some extent, had been building up for at least three years. Ever since Fortnite grew to have a large audience, we felt stifled by several things.

– Tim Sweeney

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Texas Democrats have stifled religious liberty and the freedom to support any organization or belief they do not agree with.

– James Dickey

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Today's big tech companies have too much power—over our economy, our society, & our democracy. They've bulldozed competition, used our private info for profit, hurt small businesses & stifled innovation. It's time to #BreakUpBigTech.

– Elizabeth Warren

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I spent so many years at Juilliard just wanting to beat somebody up, i think it was the height of my anger; that chip on my shoulder. I'm still trying to take care of that chip on my shoulder, by the way. It was mainly because I felt my voice as an artist was being stifled.

– Viola Davis

Found on CNN
7 years ago

The animal spirits of this country are being stifled by this top-down-driven regulatory system that is choking off the next generation of job creators.

– Jeb Bush on Tuesday

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I would rather be ashes than dust. I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by a dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in a magnificient glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

– Jack London, Personal Credo

added by anonymous
13 years ago

I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

– Jack London

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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