stranglehold

Example Sentences

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"The way they play and how good they are technically, they took a stranglehold of the ball," Howe said.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

China gained a stranglehold over the gallium market when it expanded its aluminum capacity at breakneck speed and included gallium production as part of alumina refining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra increased Sunderland's stranglehold before the break with his first league goal since arriving from Strasbourg last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

But many shoppers continued to perceive persistently high prices as a stranglehold on their finances.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

He laughed quietly, and gently unloosened my stranglehold on his neck.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer