It was difficult to restrain myself from smothering Tom.

Dan smothered Linda with a trash bag.

Business first, pleasure arterwards, as King Richard the Third said wen he stabbed t'other king in the Tower, afore he smothered the babbies.

Life is a flame that smothers death.

Where women love each other, men learn to smother their mutual dislike.

Rock breaks scissors. Scissors cut paper. Paper smothers rock.

Because she couldn't find a pillow, she smothered him with a handkerchief.

Tom smothered Mary to death with a pillow while she was sleeping.

He smothers her with gifts.

Tom smothered his son with a pillow.