choking

Example Sentences

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Choking off that waterway would mean that vessels could no longer access the Suez Canal via the Red Sea, effectively rendering one of the precious few ways of bypassing the Strait of Hormuz largely useless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Choking back tears, he said it was very difficult to talk, and complained of being followed by the press since he was three years old.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Choking up, he admits, “ I just don’t want it to be over, you know?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

Choking up, he adds, “It was like a silent pain between us that we never spoke of.”

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2024

Choking and sighing to himself, Gwystyl then led the companions through a damp-smelling passageway.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander