How to Use choke hold in a Sentence

choke hold

noun
  • One guest put a choke hold on one of the men involved in the fight.
    — Scott Craven, azcentral, 23 July 2019
  • No one's going to come up to them and put them in a choke hold.
    — Michael Calore, WIRED, 20 July 2023
  • What is the choke hold that choke holds have on these characters?
    — Vulture, 4 June 2023
  • Snoring can be a sign that someone has passed out from a choke hold.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
  • In the late aughts, Kings of Leon had the culture in a choke hold.
    — Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2022
  • No fractured ribs, no caratoid choke hold, just nice buddy buddy talk.
    — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2019
  • As the woman attempted to call police, the man took her cell phone and put her in a choke hold.
    — cleveland, 22 Aug. 2020
  • After about nine seconds of choke hold, the clerk’s pants were putting up a better fight to stay up than the robber.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 4 Feb. 2018
  • When she was gone, Navarro said, Tate put her in a choke hold and raped her for a second time.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Nichols intervened by putting a choke hold on Shufford, who stopped breathing, records said.
    — Ruth Ann Krause, Post-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Critics say the rule just puts a choke hold on legal immigration for no reason.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Carey put Deshuk in a choke hold, according to recordings of the 911 calls.
    — Evan MacDonald, cleveland.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The repercussions of Iran’s choke hold on the strait are not limited to the gas pump and jet fuel.
    — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Hewitt reacted by pointing the gun at Soodeen's face, then putting her in a choke hold.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 10 Apr. 2018
  • States began working to ban choke holds and no-knock warrants, and cities rethought their entire approach to policing.
    — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Diaz slipped past a strong choke hold midway in the first round and then mounted Pettis to pound him with clubbing fists.
    — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
  • Dawson did say there is footage of her daughter being placed in a choke hold by the police officer for two minutes.
    — Kaila Contreras, Houston Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Minadeo jumped on Buck's back and put him in a choke hold while gouging at his eyes, according to the lawsuit.
    — Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Gatewood grabbed the minor and slammed him down on the bleachers and placed him in a choke hold, according to court documents.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The employee saw a man punching a woman and holding her in a choke hold, according to her statement.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Today on the show, the story of a financial lifeline that can turn into a financial choke hold.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
  • He was accused of grabbing her hair, putting her in a choke hold with his right arm, and then dragging her several feet before taking off.
    — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 19 Jan. 2018
  • In Round 3 Alvey comes roaring back, stunned Spann with a hard shot and nearly got him with a standup choke hold against the cage.
    — oregonlive, 10 May 2020
  • Frazier is among the Bay Area’s most fearless performers, always keeping her text in a choke hold.
    — Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 May 2018
  • The Capitol Police should have used some choke holds (and batons, and guns) on 1/6/21.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Yet that gleaming gallery in Krems is a promising hint that the choke hold of history is finally loosening.
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2019
  • But the Iranian choke hold on the Strait of Hormuz evidently had a lot to do with it.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
  • However, the Admiral’s choke hold on his troops is stronger than Sean Bean’s charisma.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2024
  • Maduro was awful on that, but our ability to strangle off and keep the choke hold on the Venezuelan regime keeps that fleet blockading Venezuela.
    — CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • This is from 2012, so reality TV already had a choke hold on culture for a long time.
    — Ian Goldstein, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2021

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