choked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Choked by a smog of sulfuric acid and scorched by temperatures hot enough to melt lead, the surface of Venus is sure to be lifeless.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 14, 2023
I explored the act’s remarkable and inspiring history in my book Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution.
From Scientific American • Jul. 15, 2022
Page 123, leading into a review of Public Enemy: “Granted, Charlie Parker died laughing. Choked chicken wing perched over ’50s MTV.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021
Choked up, the actress reaches off-screen for a tissue, pulls a $100 bill back into the frame and pretends to blow her nose in it.
From Fox News • Jun. 29, 2020
Choked with dread, I expected the nurse to lead me to an empty bed, her hands folded and her face shaped in careful sympathy.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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