strangle
Example Sentences
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“I was stupid. I went up to his office to ask to be moved to the Displays Department and he . . .” I strangled on the rest and waved my hand again.
From Literature
“I’ll write the letter,” I say again, certain that my voice is coming out in a strangle.
From Literature
The conflict has strangled Middle Eastern airports that are hubs for more than 20% of cargo moving between Asia and Europe, Africa and the U.S.
Or that Winston Churchill—who in 1919 said Bolshevism should be strangled in its cradle—became Stalin’s puppet 22 years later?
It has one of the largest oil industries in the world, but it has been strangled for years by international sanctions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
