His overprotective parents were smothering their teenager, leaving him desperate for independence.

The smothering of the newborn led to an urgent criminal investigation.

The detective's notes mentioned several smotherings in the neighborhood over the past year, but no suspects had been identified.

Farmers planted smother crops between the rows to suppress weeds and protect the seedlings.

The farmer planted a smother crop between the rows to suppress weeds and protect the main harvest.

In the final position, the only winning line was a smother mate delivered by the knight.

In the final position, White set up two classic smothered mates that finished the game brilliantly.

At the club tournament, she surprised everyone by delivering a smothered mate when her knight trapped the opponent's king, which was unable to move because it was surrounded by its own pieces.

By midsummer the old apple tree was so encrusted with smother-fly that its leaves curled and the fruit failed to ripen.

The farmer used smoke to protect his crops from smother-flies that swarmed every summer.