choking

Example Sentences

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Ultimately, the goal is growth that is less dependent on leverage combined with regulation that restrains excess without choking activity.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

A police officer who crashed and killed a woman while responding to an emergency call to help a choking baby has been jailed for two years and three months.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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

She banged into the coffee table, swallowed salty water, and was dragged along the floor until she finally fought her way to the surface, choking and spitting.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz