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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While demonstrating a basic wrestling hold on Belzer, however, Hogan accidentally choked out the cocky host who went limp and passed out onstage, hitting his head.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
By the mid-1990s, the slasher franchises of yore had choked out a collective death rattle.
—EW.com, 20 July 2025
Vines can also choke out your favorite flower beds, climb into your trees, and drop seeds that invade the rest of your yard.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
The same clover that is beneficial to bees may also form dense patches that can choke out other plants.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
Moriarty chokes out, then has a seizure and dies while Watson watches.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
Following a shocking attack by Gunther on WWE Raw where commentator Pat McAfee was choked out while defending his broadcast partner Michael Cole, WWE granted McAfee time on the April 28th episode to address the incident.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Neely, who had health issues including schizophrenia and sickle cell trait and was a chronic abuser of synthetic marijuana, died due to exertion from the struggle and not because he'd been choked out, defense lawyers Thomas Kenniff and Steven Raiser argued.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Robust grass plants choke out thistles by shading the plant’s spiny foliage above ground and limiting rooting space underground.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
By the mid-1990s, the slasher franchises of yore had choked out a collective death rattle.
—EW.com, 20 July 2025
Vines can also choke out your favorite flower beds, climb into your trees, and drop seeds that invade the rest of your yard.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 July 2025
The same clover that is beneficial to bees may also form dense patches that can choke out other plants.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 July 2025
Moriarty chokes out, then has a seizure and dies while Watson watches.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025
Following a shocking attack by Gunther on WWE Raw where commentator Pat McAfee was choked out while defending his broadcast partner Michael Cole, WWE granted McAfee time on the April 28th episode to address the incident.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Neely, who had health issues including schizophrenia and sickle cell trait and was a chronic abuser of synthetic marijuana, died due to exertion from the struggle and not because he'd been choked out, defense lawyers Thomas Kenniff and Steven Raiser argued.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
Robust grass plants choke out thistles by shading the plant’s spiny foliage above ground and limiting rooting space underground.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025
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“Choke out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20out. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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