Stifled in a sentence

Despite being Africa’s largest economy and one of its top oil producers, Nigeria’s development has been stifled by endemic corruption and bad governance, which in many cases involves Governors.

Despite McCarthy always having a large majority of the Republican votes, a number of notable holdouts, including Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) had stifled the California representative's bid to claim the gavel.

Harris said the three Democrats were “silenced and stifled” for fighting to protect schoolchildren to the rousing Fisk University audience.

He advised the company to continue to take risks now that it has seen its success, and there was no reason to fear being stifled by competitors.

It has served as a disincentive to investment and stifled the drive for industrialisation.

Many creatives are stifled by the economics of their dreams which usually results in a muting of expression.

Other progressive priorities were stifled despite historic Democratic majorities.

Over the past 10 years he successfully took control of the state, parliament, courts, police, he stifled everything.

She also hinted that being in a group stifled her creativity a bit.

Sporadic protests, which characterised the early months of Tokayev’s tenure, have waned, stifled by authorities in the wake of Bloody January.

The Cougars defense pinched the center and stifled Hobbton momentarily.

The post struck a chord with many Instagram users, who took to the comments section to discuss which of the archetypes they felt they embodied - and to reveal how they felt stifled by these roles.

The senators expressed their concern that the ETA has stifled the independence of the state’s campaign watchdog and hindered its capacity to hold individuals accountable for campaign violations.

They’ve decided that they’d rather not pivot away from the extremism that has stifled them in the last three election cycles.

With Dallas’ Luka Doncic dominant early on the way to 34 points, and with Jimmy Butler stifled by Dallas’ defensive focus on a 12-point night, the Heat ultimately were unable to overcome the Mavericks’ 3-point dominance.

Writing about the play’s premise, the organisers note: “She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations.

Your dreams are an important part of your life’s journey, and they should never be stifled by anyone, especially not your partner.

Any public criticism of Putin or his has been stifled, independent media have been crippled, Putin’s fiercest political foe, Alexei Navalny, died in an Arctic prison last month and other opposition activists are either in jail or in exile.

But the visitors were stifled by Unai Emery's gameplan and caught out when Duran latched onto Pau Torres' long pass and fired over Neuer from long range.

California employs some of the strictest labor laws, regulatory regimes and tax burdens in the nation, which has increasingly stifled economic growth and led businesses and citizens to flee, experts explained.