choked
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Guthrie choked up as she entered the plaza to cheers during the program’s second hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Smoke from raging fires have choked parts of northern Thailand this past week, with Chiang Mai ranking among the world's most polluted cities, according to monitoring group IQAir.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The fighting, which has choked the flow of oil and natural gas through the vital Strait of Hormuz, has been felt far beyond the energy industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Iran has choked the channel, which is crucial for around a fifth of the world's crude oil and liquefied natural gas during peacetime.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
Conditions below were almost unbearable: the stinking, rotting sleeping bags made the air putrid, and the molting hairs choked the men as they tried to gasp for breath.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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