choke hold

Example Sentences

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“They have such a choke hold on my family. I can’t imagine our grocery list without it at this point,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

The narrow-minded criticisms that informed these changes still have a choke hold on popular culture, and they do far more harm than influencing a mere movie script.

From Salon • May 29, 2023

American Demetrious Johnson, also making his One Championship debut, won his flyweight bout when he got Japan’s Yuya Wakamatsu in a choke hold at 2 minutes, 40-seconds of the second round.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2019

Maybe the police used excessive force or an illegal choke hold, maybe they didn't.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2016

Her hair had a choke hold on me, and I couldn’t get past it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith