Damian Lillard

I don't want him to hurt himself. I don't want him to choke on something. You're just so concerned for them, and it hurts you. It's so alarming, man. I feel it for the people around me, but it's deeper for my son. Only a parent would understand.

American Athlete

Arthur Ashe

I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.

American Tennis Player

Leo Tolstoy

I sit on a man's back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means - except by getting off his back.

Russian Novelist

Sam Mikulak

Learning how to compete is one of the most important things that an athlete can do. You can train as well as you possibly can and go compete and completely choke.

Torii Hunter

I tell kids to have dreams, have goals, and believe in them because if you have any doubt, worry or fear, it will choke the life out of your dreams and goals.

Monica Johnson

You recognize the truth because sometimes it's hard to swallow, but if you hold it in your mouth, refusing to eat it, you are going to choke.

American Writer

Maya Angelou

My life has been one great big joke, a dance that's walked a song that's spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.

American Poet

Alistair Darling

The global economy is spluttering back into life. The Tories would have left it to choke to death.

British Politician

Johnny Miller

Everybody has some part of their game that is easily influenced to choke.

Paula Deen

I'll keep peace at all cost, even if I choke to death on my tongue.

American Chef

Used when something unexpectedly gets stuck in the throat, causing difficulty in breathing.

Accidental Blockage

Often triggers coughing or gagging as a natural response to clear the airway.

Physical Response

Implies something is stopping or slowing down a process by being in the way.

Obstruction

Can also mean hindering progress or growth in a non-physical sense.

Figurative Use

Used to describe failure to act effectively due to nervousness or pressure.

Under Pressure

Refers to a surprising or uncharacteristic failure, especially in sports or performance.

Unexpected Failure

Choke in engines helps manage air intake, crucial for starting and running engines efficiently.

Engine Function

Most commonly used in context with vehicles or machinery with internal combustion engines.

Specific Context

Implies an intentional action of compressing someone’s throat, often used in situations of conflict.

Deliberate Act

Carries a strong violent or aggressive undertone, especially in legal or crime-related contexts.

Violent Connotation

 our mouths and that means we can choke on food that's a terrible design but it's an accident of evolution maybe aliens evolved a different thing maybe they don't need to breathe maybe they can get oxygen in some other way anything like that can go as long as it makes sense for the environment so life

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 and they are choking our cities and killing off public space. We tend to think of a facade as being like makeup, a decorative layer applied at the end to a building that's effectively complete. But just because a facade is superficial doesn't mean it's not also deep. Let me give you an example

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 a person fails right when it matters most. Choking is common in sports, where performance often occurs under intense pressure and depends on key moments. And yet, performance anxiety also haunts public speakers, contestants in spelling bees, and even world-famous musicians.

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 that emotions are built and not built in. The idea that we are responsible for our own emotions seems very hard to swallow. But what I'm suggesting to you is you don't have to choke on that idea. You just take a deep breath,

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 When in the 19th century people were choking from the soot of the dark, satanic mills, the planners said, hey, let's move the housing away from the mills. And lifespans increased immediately, dramatically, and we like to say

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 And it includes a federal ban on choke holds, it includes a national registry for officers who have engaged in misconduct. I also think that it's important at this moment to get,

The path to ending...

 other fellow soldiers who helped him with his wound and according to reports i read later noticing my dad was choking on his own blood tried to alleviate that

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 help but is it too late she slumps over her body goes limp now we're taking you back to the moments before Michelle passes out she's choking and on the

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 given time some plants will choke these still waters of the Amazon water hyacinth is everywhere in the world's