How to Use choke down in a Sentence
choke down
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Megan couldn't choke down a single sip of the chicken smoothie and almost puked in the sink after trying it.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
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Gone are the days when gut health meant choking down horse-pill-sized capsules or mixing chalky powders into your morning smoothie.
—Sara Braun, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Dec. 2025
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According to Best, there’s no need to force yourself to choke down a spoonful of raw garlic-onion-ginger paste to protect your heart.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
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While trimming food waste generally is a welcome change, the new efficiency threatens to choke down an essential pipeline for charities that have come to rely on Big Food’s edible waste as a way to feed tens of millions of hungry people, no questions asked.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
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How Greens Gummies Became the Powder Alternative Greens powders built the category, but daily scooping, mixing and choking down grassy drinks turned off plenty of would-be users.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
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How Greens Gummies Became the Powder Alternative Greens powders built the category, but daily scooping, mixing and choking down grassy drinks turned off plenty of would-be users.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
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