choke off
verb
choked off; choking off; chokes off
: to bring to a stop or to an end as if by choking
Examples of choke off in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Under Biden, Powell did not experience overt pressure from the White House, but there was soft pressure on the Fed not to choke off the recovery, and to align with the executive during a crisis.
—
Roger Lowenstein, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
The pressure is on because vendors are said to not be shipping new goods to Saks Global, choking off sales to a business that so desperately needs them and just when spring 2026 collections are due to hit the floor.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Industry experts cautioned that a military confrontation could provoke Iran to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea and through which nearly a third of the world's seaborne crude flows.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Writing on the website Naval News this month, analyst H I Sutton said large Chinese drones could be used to lay mines that could choke off US naval ports around the Pacific.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for choke off
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Roger Lowenstein, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
The pressure is on because vendors are said to not be shipping new goods to Saks Global, choking off sales to a business that so desperately needs them and just when spring 2026 collections are due to hit the floor.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
Industry experts cautioned that a military confrontation could provoke Iran to choke off the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that that connects the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea and through which nearly a third of the world's seaborne crude flows.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
Writing on the website Naval News this month, analyst H I Sutton said large Chinese drones could be used to lay mines that could choke off US naval ports around the Pacific.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for choke off
Cite this Entry
“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
