choke

Example Sentences

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The Red Sea has its own choke point, the Bab al Mandab strait, as important for world trade as the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

In “Two Prosecutors,” the inert nobodies blocking Kornev’s progress are crisply choreographed, Stalin’s existential choke hold strangling their very spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The route avoids contested waterways and maritime choke points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

That’s the amount that normally transits the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical maritime choke points for crude.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

“I’ve heard you talk for years how you were going to beat him. You might start winning, but then he’ll start talking to you. You’ll choke like you always do.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy