had been choking
- past perfect progressive of choke.
Example Sentences
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The 33-year-old said she initially thought Adam had been choking but he then stopped breathing.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
I tried to figure out what it was that had been choking me, and where it had suddenly and mysteriously gone.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
One would have thought that she had been choking.
From The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Frank, who had been choking down something in his throat, as he sat in his chair, said, in an unsteady voice: "_Is it all true?"
From Lewie Or, The Bended Twig by Bradford, Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins)
She had been choking with grief since morning, and now she burst out sobbing and thus sought relief.
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile
