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Suffocated is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Suffocated | Suffocating | Suffocates

Suffocated meaning

simple past and past participle of suffocate

Using Suffocated

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of suffocate
  • In the example corpus, suffocated often appears in combinations such as: suffocated in, suffocated by, and suffocated.

Context around Suffocated

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

feeling 2× felt 2× got 1× partner 1× boston 1× mitchell 1× died 1× forcibly 1×

Often after:

inside 1×

Sentence patterns with Suffocated

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ago died suffocated according to 1× as boston suffocated the disjointed 1× beat and suffocated the victim 1× being forcibly suffocated on his 1× death she suffocated in her 1× from being suffocated in the 1× his partner suffocated to death 1× i felt suffocated 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an evil boyfriend 1× brad marchand became 1× but i think 1× but no sedatives 1× congress leader and 1× d vontaye mitchell 1×

Common sentence endings:

a waste container 1× away with murder 1× examiner s office 1× first round series 1× her own home 1× i felt suffocated 1×

Words around Suffocated

Just before it in the word index:

suffocate 44 suffixing 2 suffixes 113 suffixed 17 suffixation 3 suffix 215

Just after it in the word index:

suffocates 7 suffocating 110 suffocation 59 suffolk 391 suffolknews 3 suffolks 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abner 72 acquit 72 adamantly 72 allahabad 72 amon 72 anathema 72

Corpus analysis for Suffocated

  • In this selection, "suffocated" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, feeling, felt, got and inside stand out and add context to how "suffocated" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ago died suffocated according to and as boston suffocated the disjointed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "suffocated" sits close to words such as abner, acquit and adamantly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with suffocated

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I had trouble breathing especially at night because I felt suffocated. (11 words)

But I think you suffocated her, Paul, with all of your hovering. (12 words)

According to him, the victim got suffocated inside due to the lack of oxygen. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Glen was as appalled as you and I were by those horrifying images of Floyd begging for air while being suffocated by an officer’s knee on his neck — maybe more so because he’s made countless arrests and knows how wrong it was. (44 words)

Flo-Jo’s legend was later tarnished by doping allegations and it was suggested side effects from using the drugs led to her death: she suffocated in her sleep after an epileptic seizure, aged 38. (35 words)

Brad Marchand became the Bruins' all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the disjointed Leafs 3-1 to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' first-round series. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

According to him, the victim got suffocated inside due to the lack of oxygen.

An evil boyfriend who watched as his partner suffocated to death thought he had got away with murder.

Congress leader and former MLA Ashwani Sekhri on Sunday said he will join the BJP and alleged that several senior leaders were feeling suffocated in the Punjab Congress.

During the trial, however, the court heard that Letby felt "suffocated" by her parents and the attention they showed her.

Flo-Jo’s legend was later tarnished by doping allegations and it was suggested side effects from using the drugs led to her death: she suffocated in her sleep after an epileptic seizure, aged 38.

Minister Shambhuraj Desai denies the Sena (UBT) MPтАЩs claim that the former told Uddhav Thackeray that some Shinde-camp legislators were feeling suffocated.

Rutter - who a judge said had a "despicable" attitude towards sex workers strangled and suffocated a woman in a degrading attack in her own home.

Brad Marchand became the Bruins' all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the disjointed Leafs 3-1 to take a 3-1 lead in the teams' first-round series.

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D’Vontaye Mitchell suffocated while being restrained on June 30 and was suffering from the effects of drugs in his system, according to findings issued by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s office.

It was True and two other men, Emmett Perkins and Jacko Santo, she believes, who beat and suffocated the victim.

Last year, he located two Madrid children that had travelled to Toledo and suffocated in a waste container.

On Sept. 21, 1996, 15-year-old Danielle “Danni” Houchins was raped and suffocated in shallow water at the Gallatin River, the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office said.

The newspaper also separately reports that Marzia Maatouk, the 24-year-old fugitive who was found dead in Libya six months ago, died suffocated, according to her family.

Two dozen were shot dead as they tried to escape, Mr Shabani reported, but most were suffocated in a crush.

But I think you suffocated her, Paul, with all of your hovering.

But no sedatives were found in either of them following toxicology tests and Mr Ainsworth had 'unexplained bruises', possibly from being forcibly suffocated, on his lips.

George Floyd was being suffocated by the classism and the racism and the poverty in this nation.

Glen was as appalled as you and I were by those horrifying images of Floyd begging for air while being suffocated by an officer’s knee on his neck — maybe more so because he’s made countless arrests and knows how wrong it was.

I had trouble breathing especially at night because I felt suffocated.

Luckily, a murder at Paddington Station saves him from being suffocated in the social whirl.

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Common combinations with suffocated

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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An example: "According to him, the victim got suffocated inside due to the lack of oxygen." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "suffocated" from authentic English texts.
What does "suffocated" mean?
Suffocated means: simple past and past participle of suffocate
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