had choked
- past perfect of choke.
Example Sentences
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Fighting in the Middle East had choked off a big chunk of the world’s fertilizer supply and sent prices for certain fertilizers up 40% from where they were in late February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
That’s where she’s been on the mend since early March, when she arrived with a hook lodged in her throat and a flipper that was mostly dead from fishing line that had choked off circulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
One relative said he told her that Mrs Arter had choked but others said they were told he had woken up to find her dead.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
Dams built in the mid-20th century had choked off the fishes’ breeding grounds, and the orcas were starving.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The tension that had choked him for months was gone.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
