choked up
Example Sentences
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He choked up and stepped away from the microphone, before adding: "It's my brothers. I don't want to talk about it."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
One of them, Chief Justice John Roberts, became audibly choked up while paying tribute to Breyer from the bench in April 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
I tear up every time I talk about it; I’m getting choked up just writing about it.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
On restaurant outings I have pulled up a scene from the cinematic gem “Hoosiers” and gotten choked up while my kids prayed I wouldn’t still be blubbering when the waiter came.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
I would become so choked up that sometimes I would walk in the streets until late into the night.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
