choking
Example Sentences
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Hazardous haze has also been choking people elsewhere in South East Asia, with the most number of hotspots flaring up across Malaysia and Indonesia in seven years.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
But they are nonetheless an illustration of how Iran has been able to move money internationally for years despite Western sanctions aimed at choking off the regime’s ability to do so.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
That choking siege in July was the worst but not the first attack by an enemy that Los Angeles would be fighting long after World War II was over.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
That strait is effectively closed now, choking off a fifth of the world’s LNG supply.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
We stepped back from the nest, nice and easy, choking on the reek.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
