choke

Example Sentences

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Mexican Secretary of Defense Ricardo Trevilla Trejo choked up at a Monday press conference in Mexico City as he paid homage to the 25 Mexican National Guardsmen who lost their lives on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Arsenal's third victory in their last eight league games served as much-needed evidence that they aren't certain to choke under the pressure.

From Barron's

Teenage boys have been drenching themselves and their surroundings in its scents for decades—and drawing complaints and choking coughs for just as long.

From The Wall Street Journal

But its war-time economic worries are mounting, with growth stagnating and a ballooning budget deficit as oil revenues -- choked by sanctions -- drop to a five-year low.

From Barron's

“My dad said—” Chip choked, swallowed hard, tried again, “—my dad said I didn’t need to know anything else. He said he never wanted to talk about this again.”

From Literature