stranglehold

Example Sentences

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But Iran also has a say given its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz, she added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But of course, as a 40-something woman, I was already well aware of the stranglehold such topics have on my peer group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The Sri Lanka win was the third occasion England were unable to break from a stranglehold.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Senegal midfielder Habib Diarra increased Sunderland's stranglehold before the break with his first league goal since arriving from Strasbourg last year.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Still in the stranglehold of sleep, my mind struggled to make sense of it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo