How to Use choke in a Sentence

choke

1 of 2 verb
  • The flowers were choked by the weeds.
  • The thick smoke was choking me.
  • Chew your food well so you don't choke.
  • We were choking on fumes.
  • This time, a chain choked his neck.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Tashun would be sure to choke on that.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Have your cake and choke on it, too.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • His voice was choked when the first words found their way out.
    — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
  • But perhaps greed choked on its own tail.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Not the one who chokes in the playoffs.
    — Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • The spring choked on its own waters.
    — Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
  • The air around the mop sink was choked by 20 flies.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Delhi’s roads were choked for hours.
    — The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The pledges had to fight him, almost choke him out.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Bond chokes Blofeld, who quickly dies from the virus.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The woman said she was beaten and choked for hours.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
  • Then Leaphorn appears, knocks her down, and chokes her.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Apr. 2026
  • How about firing choking smoke bombs at them?
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Barnes was still alive and appeared to be choking on his blood.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The high salaries and the pension plan are choking the life out of this city.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The memory still choked him up.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The male then tried to choke her using the crook of his elbow around her neck.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Praise beyond words for Old Cap’s nerve choked in my throat.
    — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • Now she is stuck with three long term leases choking her cash flow like a noose around her neck.
    — George Deeb, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • The war has choked global oil supplies, causing gas prices to surge.
    — Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
  • Jasmine almost chokes on her corn dog when that comes out of Janet’s mouth.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Keir Starmer’s voice choked with emotion near the end of the brief statement.
    — Nick Duffy, NBC news, 22 June 2026
  • Since cheese can be a choking hazard, shred it or cut it into small, diced pieces.
    — Stephanie Karpinske, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023

choke

2 of 2 noun
  • The key is that the birds have to be in the range that matches your load and choke.
    — Tom Keer, Outdoor Life, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Pinto is close enough to see the archduke choke on his own blood.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Breakker put the squeeze on Seth Rollins with a rear-naked choke.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Short barrel, tight choke, sling swivels, and some type of sight makes a turkey gun.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 6 July 2020
  • The fuzzy, fibrous part of the artichoke above the heart is called the choke.
    — Martha Stewart, 12 Apr. 2026
  • These sorts of choke points exist throughout the supply chain.
    — New York Times, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Throw some swivel studs on it and have the barrel cut down and threaded for choke tubes.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Arm bars, triangle chokes, kimuras.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Nunes went for the kill late in the round and had a tight rear-naked choke applied as the horn sounded.
    — Mma Junkie, azcentral, 6 June 2020
  • Giles takes the back and has a rear naked choke at the close but Krause appears to be saved by the bell.
    — Todd Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2020
  • How wide or concentrated that cone is depends on the load and choke.
    — Chris Mudgett, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2020
  • To call it a choke would be an insult to esophagi everywhere.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Mitchell lost the bout via a second-round ninja choke after an intense fight.
    — Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Modified is a good compromise choke for long and close shots.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Is this the day the catalytic converter chokes closed for good?
    — Jason M. Vaughn, Car and Driver, 23 May 2020
  • The choke was easy to adjust, and the tires had plenty of grip on ice, slush, and snow and never slipped.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Or, cut the artichoke in half or quarters and use a spoon or your fingers to scrape away the choke.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Then he sucker punched him and then his dad ran up and put Malik in a Cho choke cold.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Plus, learn techniques to escape various wrist grabs, chokes, and holds.
    — Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Perkins called out step by step for Tennyson to get in full mount and trap his opponent in the choke.
    — The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Gently twist and pull away the petals at the very center until the furry choke is revealed.
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
  • But, hey, pull that choke, yank the recoil starter, and that big Honda roars to life in seconds.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Remember to remove the fuzzy choke with a spoon before eating the heart.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 22 Mar. 2021
  • As of Friday night, Purdue is the choke artist program of the decade.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The eBay choke cable has been sitting in a storage hatch under the back bed for more than a year.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Nunes got hurt and tired in the second round before failing to escape the rear naked choke that ended her reign.
    — Greg Beacham, ajc, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Finally, try to start the engine again, but without using the choke.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Saturday was just as much a suffocation as a choke.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Remove the screw-in choke tube, and use a wire brush on the threads—both on the tube and in the barrel—to get grease and fouling out.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Another area of controversy has been the use of choke holds by police, which the bill would ban.
    — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, 3 June 2020

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'choke.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: