strangle

Example Sentences

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To help overcome the not-insignificant expense of buying a strangle, we chose a short expiration that reduces the amount of time premium embedded in the options.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

In fact, the straddle or strangle buy here is worth looking at.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

The famous Facebook motto “Move fast and break things” is cute, but a better Silicon Valley mantra would be “Go around and strangle things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

The new models come just after the expiration of a $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicles, which is expected to strangle growth at EV makers this month and going forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

When I got to the part about Geryon and the stables, my mom pretended like she was going to strangle me.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan