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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At the state level, excessive regulations and taxes are choking out small businesses, and the people making money from legal cannabis are the same people who always make money.
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Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
These plants can choke out native ecosystems and kill off beneficial native plants.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
But without state licenses, the shops were playing by their own set of rules — no testing, slapdash labeling, no taxes — which even the staunchest legalization advocates feared could choke out the nascent legal industry.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The invasive plant prefers full to partial sun, which leads them to choke out the healthy native plants that should be growing instead.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
Nemkov choked out Bruno Cappelozza in the second round.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Now, big studio comedies seem like an endangered species, choked out by sprawling superhero blockbusters and recycled IP.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 June 2023
Buckwheat to choke out weeds, builds organic matter and suppresses nematodes.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
The trees had even cropped up on 96th Street and Westfield Boulevard, creating a dense habitat choking out native biodiversity before the city cleared them.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2023
Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2024
These plants can choke out native ecosystems and kill off beneficial native plants.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
But without state licenses, the shops were playing by their own set of rules — no testing, slapdash labeling, no taxes — which even the staunchest legalization advocates feared could choke out the nascent legal industry.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
The invasive plant prefers full to partial sun, which leads them to choke out the healthy native plants that should be growing instead.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Mar. 2024
Nemkov choked out Bruno Cappelozza in the second round.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Now, big studio comedies seem like an endangered species, choked out by sprawling superhero blockbusters and recycled IP.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 June 2023
Buckwheat to choke out weeds, builds organic matter and suppresses nematodes.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2023
The trees had even cropped up on 96th Street and Westfield Boulevard, creating a dense habitat choking out native biodiversity before the city cleared them.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2023
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“Choke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20out. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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