Example Sentences

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Jered Yalung, a pharmacist who owns a home-care agency in Greensboro, N.C., recently had a patient with dementia who began refusing to take his medications because he was choking on a large potassium pill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The wastewater treatment plants were finally overhauled with new technology that could remove the ammonia that was choking the river.

From Slate • May 26, 2025

Barrett’s voice was tightly coiled, as though he was choking back the indignation roiling inside him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024

"The furious driver couldn't see that her infant was choking."

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

He felt as if it was choking him.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo