choke point

Example Sentences

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The waterway is a key choke point for inputs like industrial gases and fertilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The Red Sea has its own choke point, the Bab al Mandab strait, as important for world trade as the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Navy assumed that Tehran might block this choke point for weeks if the laying of mines wasn’t extensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Khamenei indicated that Tehran would maintain its blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, a key choke point through which 20% of the world’s oil supply is shipped.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

I worry that everyone will try to flee the same direction and the wall will end up a grand choke point, serving up panicked folks to the dead.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland