strangle

Example Sentences

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The strangle costs about $13.15, but of course, the actual cost of the trade is multiplied by 100, which each options contract represents.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The goal "is not to dominate China; nor is it to strangle or humiliate them", the document says.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

The choice of mediocre investments can strangle the flow of endowment money to pay for yet more administrators.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 16, 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

Harry’s heart seemed to expand and glow at the sight: He felt incredibly fond of all of them, even Mundungus, whom he had tried to strangle the last time they had met.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling