choke

Example Sentences

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Roads to this region are increasingly choked, and flights are few and far between.

From BBC

She later returned to her Instagram story after realising her suitcase contained sentimental items, and in her next post she was choking back tears.

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She beams as she talks about the partner who "brought her spark back", but chokes down tears as she explains that in a few days Barry may be gone.

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Manchester Crown Court heard how Naim had told paramedics that Omra had choked while eating a biscuit in the living room.

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China also tightened controls on exports to Japan for items with potential military uses, fuelling worries that Beijing may choke supplies of vital rare-earth minerals.

From Barron's