I, too, grew up with broccoli smothered in cheese sauce and brussels sprouts breaded and sprinkled with parm cheese:) I secretly love it. (browneyedbaker.com)
You are a fabulous beta reader when you can point out specific problems instead of smothering with generalities. (sewhitebooks.com)
This vast gorge might rival the Grand Canyon in splendor... if only it weren't smothered by a couple of kilometers of ice. (sciencemag.org)