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
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Criminal groups have choked off the city’s supply of food, fuel and water, and blocked access to the port and roads leading out of the city, leaving residents to shelter in their homes as the streets become grounds for urban warfare between the gangs and Haiti’s National Police.
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CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
On top of that, a strike launched by thousands of autoworkers on Friday risks choking off the supply of cars and elevating prices, further endangering the inflation fight, economists previously told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
The National Rifle Association is once again battling New York state regulators − this time at the Supreme Court − over the visceral reaction to mass shootings, which threatened to choke off insurance and lending to the gun advocacy group.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
If implemented, Washington could use those requirements to choke off a major avenue through which Chinese firms access the data centers and servers crucial to training and hosting AI.
—Courtney Rozen, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
Port-au-Prince’s gangs are still choking off the supply of food, fuel and water across the city.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Higher interest rates — the result of the Federal Reserve’s credit tightening to choke off inflation — have increased credit card burdens for those carrying balances.
—Peter S. Goodman Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
The Elwha dams choked off salmon migration, too, and their removal was also the subject of a decades-long political battle.
—Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Warring gangs control much of Port-au-Prince, choking off vital supply lines to the rest of the country.
—Caitlin Hu, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
CNN, 24 Mar. 2024
On top of that, a strike launched by thousands of autoworkers on Friday risks choking off the supply of cars and elevating prices, further endangering the inflation fight, economists previously told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
The National Rifle Association is once again battling New York state regulators − this time at the Supreme Court − over the visceral reaction to mass shootings, which threatened to choke off insurance and lending to the gun advocacy group.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
If implemented, Washington could use those requirements to choke off a major avenue through which Chinese firms access the data centers and servers crucial to training and hosting AI.
—Courtney Rozen, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2024
Port-au-Prince’s gangs are still choking off the supply of food, fuel and water across the city.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Higher interest rates — the result of the Federal Reserve’s credit tightening to choke off inflation — have increased credit card burdens for those carrying balances.
—Peter S. Goodman Bridget Bennett, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
The Elwha dams choked off salmon migration, too, and their removal was also the subject of a decades-long political battle.
—Melina Mara, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
Warring gangs control much of Port-au-Prince, choking off vital supply lines to the rest of the country.
—Caitlin Hu, CNN, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Choke off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choke%20off. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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