choke point
Example Sentences
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“Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains shut, and every day the strategic choke point remains closed, brings the world one day closer to an energy crisis.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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 as controller of the world’s vital energy choke point.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
A fifth of the world’s oil passes through the choke point of the Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 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
