Example Sentences

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The Proteas in June 2025 beat Australia in the World Test Championship final to win their first major International Cricket Council trophy and shrug off their "chokers" tag.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Gardeners at the September meetup were dressed in various looks, from frayed overalls and baseball caps to babydoll dresses and chokers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

Should the Proteas wrap up the win it would go a long way towards banishing a nickname they have come to despise: chokers.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

The accessories — from contemporary neck chokers to sometimes-bejeweled leg bands that one might associate with armor — added layers of intrigue.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

Mollie saw workers—tool dressers, rope chokers, mule peelers, gang pushers—toiling furiously.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann