Examples of choke point in a Sentence
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The region is a crucial, but vulnerable, choke point.
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Matt Burgess, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2024
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is just one potential choke point for global shipping.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland on Tuesday illustrates the ongoing need for vigilance over America’s bridges, which are vulnerable choke points in the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
The farmers’ march has turned the city’s main points of entry into choke points, as the federal and local police go into overdrive: barricading highways by pouring concrete and stacking shipping containers to halt the advancing tractors.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
But the site has seen dozens of crucial battles since then, owing largely to its strategic importance as a choke point for imperial powers hoping to gain access to critical Mediterranean ports or the rich cities of Greece.
—Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Several other key choke points across the globe present similar problems.
—Arion McNicoll, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
At least one was said to be in the 1700 block of Independence Avenue SW, a key traffic choke point.
—Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
Edward Snowden’s 2013 leaks showed that, for a time, spy agencies could get data from digital advertisers by tapping fiber-optic cables or internet choke points.
—Byron Tau, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
Matt Burgess, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2024
The Bab el-Mandeb Strait is just one potential choke point for global shipping.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland on Tuesday illustrates the ongoing need for vigilance over America’s bridges, which are vulnerable choke points in the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
The farmers’ march has turned the city’s main points of entry into choke points, as the federal and local police go into overdrive: barricading highways by pouring concrete and stacking shipping containers to halt the advancing tractors.
—Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
But the site has seen dozens of crucial battles since then, owing largely to its strategic importance as a choke point for imperial powers hoping to gain access to critical Mediterranean ports or the rich cities of Greece.
—Myke Cole and Michael Livingston, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
Several other key choke points across the globe present similar problems.
—Arion McNicoll, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
At least one was said to be in the 1700 block of Independence Avenue SW, a key traffic choke point.
—Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
Edward Snowden’s 2013 leaks showed that, for a time, spy agencies could get data from digital advertisers by tapping fiber-optic cables or internet choke points.
—Byron Tau, WIRED, 27 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1944, in the meaning defined above
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“Choke point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20point. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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