choke

Example Sentences

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She beams as she talks about the partner who "brought her spark back", but chokes down tears as she explains that in a few days Barry may be gone.

From BBC

Manchester Crown Court heard how Naim had told paramedics that Omra had choked while eating a biscuit in the living room.

From BBC

China also tightened controls on exports to Japan for items with potential military uses, fuelling worries that Beijing may choke supplies of vital rare-earth minerals.

From Barron's

For the purposes of “Crime 101,” that thoroughfare is reimagined as a quick escape route rather than the choked pipeline of sludge more familiar from reality.

From The Wall Street Journal

His voice sounded strange, as though he were choking.

From Literature