were choking
- past progressive of choke.
Example Sentences
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“We were choking on the smoke and ran as far as we could … we eventually made it to safety.”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
There was so much smoke that everyone in the intelligence community and the Department of Justice were choking on it.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2019
Anyway, can you imagine Johnny Miller on the call talking about how much Tiger and Phil were choking those first couple attempts?
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 27, 2018
I mean, you’d think you were choking, you’re gagging, and we came out of it and felt like we had made it through this kind of horrible experience.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2018
His voice sounded strange, as though he were choking.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
