choked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Heading into last summer, inventory challenges choked both brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But the good news, or the kind-of good news, or the “why in God’s name did this take so long” news, is that Infantino has finally choked on an overdose of hubris.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
“I watched him have three seizures. That ICE agent could have choked on his tongue had I not been there.”
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
But if you revisit interviews Donald did after retiring, you’ll notice how often and how quickly he’d get choked up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
I choked on my oatmeal, coughed, and spit it out.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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