6 Usage Examples Depicting the Meaning of 'Smother' in a Sentence
"To prevent free breathing by stifling or suffocating, often through smoke or other means." more
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Pollution can smother aquatic life in rivers and lakes.
Over time, the excessive use of pesticides will have smothered the biodiversity of the once-thriving ecosystem.
The air pollution will be smothering the city, affecting residents' health.
The growing population is smothering natural habitats, threatening the survival of many species.
Despite their efforts, the wildfire had been smothering the firefighters' attempts to control it.
The explorers had to be cautious not to smother the delicate ecosystem in the untouched rainforest.
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