“You have to be real careful that she doesn't asphyxiate or have difficulty with aspiration.”

“I half-expect to asphyxiate, because with so many gasping at once, one would think all the oxygen would leave the air.”

“And ultimately, they die from the diaphragm contracting to such an extent that they asphyxiate or suffocate to death.”

“It appears that some of these had rotted and produced a lethal gas which asphyxiated the crew members.”

“One member of the train crew was killed, and two nearby residents asphyxiated from breathing the gas.”

“The effect asphyxiated almost all the fish and corals in the reefs fringing a 400-kilometer-long stretch of the Mentawai Islands.”

“Employing poison weapons or asphyxiating gases is classed by the tribunal as a war crime.”

“It came from all sides, asphyxiating him, robbing him of the peace of mind he so desperately craved.”

“Apparently the thick, nonporous tape kills the wart by asphyxiating it or something.”