stranglehold

Example Sentences

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But Iran also has a say given its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, she added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The Sri Lanka win was the third occasion England were unable to break from a stranglehold.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

And he wants access to Greenland’s critical minerals, to help break China’s global stranglehold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka has taken a stranglehold on women's tennis, ending 2025 by finishing world number one for the second straight year.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

He had new ideas about how to break the stranglehold of slavery and refused to give up his guns.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead