choke out
phrasal verb
choked out; choking out; chokes out
: to say (something) with difficulty because of strong emotion
She tearfully choked out an apology.
He just managed to choke a reply out.
Examples of choke out in a Sentence
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The lack of human activity seems to be choking out biodiversity in mountain villages like this one, where abandonment is most advanced.
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Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
Jurors have begun their deliberations in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the 26-year-old Marine veteran charged with recklessly choking out Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man who barged onto a Manhattan subway car shouting death threats.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
The plant can inhibit the growth of other plants and choke out sunlight for native species.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
Or, rather, the sun rose on time, but it was hidden, choked out by a column of black.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
But the persistent Livestock Commissioner strongly urges her to take another look, even calling on his old military skills to choke out one of her assistants and prove his homicide theory.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
But the blaze was the latest manifestation of a vicious cycle in which flammable invasive grasses are choking out fire-resistant vegetation in the Santa Monica Mountains.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Finally, did Kayce really need to choke out an orderly so as to explain how John might have been subdued?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
Bradford pears choke out other plants and pollinate a similar, thornier version of the tree in wild areas, interrupting the feeding habits of the surrounding insects and birds.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 18 Mar. 2024
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Bydan Charles, science.org, 2 Jan. 2025
Jurors have begun their deliberations in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the 26-year-old Marine veteran charged with recklessly choking out Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man who barged onto a Manhattan subway car shouting death threats.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
The plant can inhibit the growth of other plants and choke out sunlight for native species.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
Or, rather, the sun rose on time, but it was hidden, choked out by a column of black.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
But the persistent Livestock Commissioner strongly urges her to take another look, even calling on his old military skills to choke out one of her assistants and prove his homicide theory.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 25 Nov. 2024
But the blaze was the latest manifestation of a vicious cycle in which flammable invasive grasses are choking out fire-resistant vegetation in the Santa Monica Mountains.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Finally, did Kayce really need to choke out an orderly so as to explain how John might have been subdued?
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 29 Nov. 2024
Bradford pears choke out other plants and pollinate a similar, thornier version of the tree in wild areas, interrupting the feeding habits of the surrounding insects and birds.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Choke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20out. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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