| 单词 | choke |
| 例句 | She went into choking hysterics over the baby, pronouncing it the most beautiful baby in the world. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent most of the voyage bent double over a puke bucket, bringing up every scrap of food and swallow of brackish water I choked down. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Never. . . never ever. Harry thought he heard the voices downstairs falter. “I’m sorry,” he whispered, “I didn’t mean to offend you or anything —” “Offend Dobby!” choked the elf. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Old Cob ate so quickly he almost choked himself, and washed it down with a long swallow of beer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Coney Island was hot and noisy, the streets off the boardwalk choked with boys and girls, white and black, marching up and down, looking each other over. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a terrifying vision of Cathair drenched in ash-gray rain, covering the red roofs of her parents’ home in a choking sludge. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Ignatius cried, his voice choked with saliva and fury. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z That's a wrestling hold, in case you don't know, where you get the other guy around the neck and choke him to death, if you feel like it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z She grabbed Kasusu out of the air as the demon's putrid breath choked me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But she was so upset that she choked, and slowly turned a deep purple. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept staring down at my hands, a stone in my throat like I’d choke to death. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Lee started to speak and choked and then what he wanted to say seemed good to say—to say carefully. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z You could see how stark and empty it was from up here; windowless keeps, crumbling walls, courtyards choked with broken stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “But you were a good dad when you played in a band. The best dad. I wouldn’t want you to give that up for me,” I said, feeling suddenly choked up. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "Help!" he's blubbering, choking on that dirty water, and then his punksters are splashing in to rescue him. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I watched her and remembered her loud, choking cries to Papa. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Mother stammered, choking on the word when she saw Jonas dressed for academy. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “They . . . can control me ... I don’t—” His eyes bulged, a hand went to his throat as if he were choking. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I have been here before choking in solitude, but this time when all the earth is hollow as a bell, I hold one end, ring it, and you come— a pale-skinned surprise, a friend. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The fabric digs into my throat, choking me, and I stumble after him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry began to talk about a trip they had recently taken to Medical Lake, but then choked up and had to stop. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Its hand forced itself farther down his throat, icy cold, choking him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z North of the compound, the brook was in full spate, choked with leaves and bits of wood, but the scouts had found where the ford lay and the column was able to splash across. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The black guy falling to the floor, clutching his own neck and coughing and choking to get back his breath. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z By the time they got off the bus, he could finally send a swallow past his Adam’s apple without choking. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Now I had to choke back my laughter. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z It’s not the choke to the windpipe that takes you down. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I went through the cards in a panic, so fast that I was choking on my words. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Frank flushed and made a sort of jerking motion forward, then fell back, like a dog that suddenly remembered his choke collar. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I fake choke and wave my hands to clear the air. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "They looked so alone, so alien in the strange land, that I choked up." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat and then coughed violently, choking on his own spit. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He led him to the maid’s room, where his daughters were attempting to help a woman who appeared to be choking. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Any joy that grows here is quickly choked by weeds. I am not some monster who destroys out of a twisted pleasure. I sow salt because the choice is between weeds and nothing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In a flash, I have him up against the locker, my hands around his throat, and I’m choking him until he turns purple. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I start to laugh but choke on it. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Instead I could noose the bedsheet round my neck, hook myself up in the closet, throw my weight forward, choke myself off. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She actually believed it was her moths, that she had to choke them down, cloying and clogging and alive. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Bud sneezed and gasped, choked, and sneezed some more. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Far down the street an old tin Ford was choking along, approaching, a last load of colored people in it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stand up, girl, or you’ll choke yourself,” growled the man locked into the stocks to my left. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned away and broke eye contact, but the image still flooded my mind, spilling in until I thought I might choke. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I ran until Father’s voice faded behind me, until sweat poured into my eyes and onto my cheeks, until I choked on the air whipping against my face. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The tears rose in his eyes, and there was a momentary choking in his throat; he said quite calmly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “What will happen now?” he asked in a choked voice. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t in a—slum” I choke out the word. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Connor giggled and Zion choked on a little more juice box. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But in training, we weren’t sleep-deprived, unable to see clearly, and choking on smoke. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Salva looked at the hollow eyes and the cracked lips of the men lying on the hot sand, and his own mouth felt so dry that he nearly choked when he tried to swallow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Strawberry gave a kind of choking squeal, as though he had been wounded. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He drops the formal posturing and leans close, the smugness rolling off him so thickly that I think I’ll choke on it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “My Lord . . .” he choked, “my Lord . . . you promised . . . you did promise . “Hold out your arm,” said Voldemort lazily. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Praise was a poison to me; I choked on it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He managed to get a grip, but still, he sounded pretty choked up when he started talking. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A small choking sound came from deep inside of him; he ground his teeth together and stifled the noise. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I suddenly remember how he pulled Valerian off me when I was choking on faerie fruit. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Oliver choked on the water he was drinking, and Uncle Arthur pounded on his back. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I told her about how I sometimes feel like I’m going to die at mealtimes or choke on my own saliva. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Anna’s looking at me like I just choked a puppy. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The Susan Maries engine wheezed twice below the floorboards, then coughed, rattled, and fired up when Carl backed down the choke. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The entire class—the schoolhouse was full on Saturday mornings—shifted at their desks while the old man sputtered and choked on the day’s lessons. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When Bronn choked on a snort of laughter, he knew how he must proceed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z See, now I don’t know whether to laugh or choke. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He rolled onto his stomach and spit and nearly choked on water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Again, I choked, and this time I sprayed her leg. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He woke up choking on humid jungle air, but when he pushed back the blanket he was in the cave, and it was his own sweat and heavy breathing that made the air seem damp. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The choking continued and Brian frantically pulled Derek’s head over to the side, held his face down and pounded on his back—all he knew to do. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “You had to wait too long...I’m sorry about that...But if you could have seen Aunt Florentine...Even Daddy got choked up...” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I pinched the clean end tight with my lips to keep it from falling and clamped my tongue against the roof of my mouth to keep from choking on the pointy end. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He retched, and then began to vomit, all over the sacks, the sick coming down his nose and choking him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He finally, at this point, begins to choke up. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Dany had freed the slaves, yet palanquins, litters, and sedan chairs still choked the I streets as before, and none of them floated magically through the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I force a cough, but it morphs into a choke halfway through. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z To many people the very word conjures up memories of choking on chalk dust and cowering in fear of a thwack on the knuckles from a spinster schoolteacher. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z When Scott acted out the part of Mike, using the chicken wings on his plate, George laughed so hard she almost choked. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Each breath I take, the air rushes quickly down my throat, choking me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept pulling until a head—a girl’s—popped above the surface, gasping and choking. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She flailed in the light, choking on it as she tried to return to herself. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “And the stench of him. I’m like to choke.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She squealed with delight and a little fear and hung on to his neck so tightly he looked to choke. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The taste of that foul porridge almost choked Jon, but he forced it down. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The boots are from Athens,” she says, catching me staring, and I almost choke on my own spit. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It entered his mouth and his nose like air, filling him up, choking him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The small creature nestled closer, and Neel choked out the words: “Please, Baba, please.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z So we had this odd little family conference while Jeffrey attempted to choke down some food. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When Aru laughed, she sounded like she was choking on air. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He told her not to choke the bat too tightly. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I say your name—“Franny”—but it comes out in a kind of choke. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Dobby made a funny choking noise and then banged his head frantically against the wall. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He ran to the middle of the bridge—a natural choke point—and threw his bait of poisonous roots on the deck behind him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I can’t really be sure of anything—but they’d be my first guess. All I saw was three people in masks running away while Dub lay on the ground, choking on his own blood.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "What would you do if you were choking on a peanut?" she asks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Every one of them imagined the scene, each according t» his own predilections—Sula underneath some white man —and it filled them with choking disgust. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He hooted, gasped, sobbed, began to choke with laughter. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” I say, almost choking, “then what on earth was it? Was it something you were trying to protect? Or steal? Or what?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Caesar Flickerman is wonderful, teasing, joking, getting choked up when the occasion presents itself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I choke and I tell him, “They didn’t know. They couldn’t know.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Dad coughed and choked on his mouthful of pork chop. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “She told me that if she didn’t survive, I should tell you . . .” Caleb chokes, then pulls himself up straight, fighting off tears. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Ol’ Sam smiled and said hello and I gurgled out a polite response, though I wanted to choke myself for opening up my big mouth. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad has to turn the ignition over a few times before the car chokes to life. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let us give thanks for the life that was…” Daddy’s voice choked. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z With each breath, little snowflakes of floating ash choked them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “I am,” she says, but her voice is choked. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z At this, even Michelangelo choked on his spittle. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The word came out so choked that the old man turned to peer at him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Don't be cross, darling. It was awfully funny. You looked about twenty feet broad and very affectionate holding the umbrella by the edges—” she choked. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Here,” I choked, “why don’t you make yourself more comfortable? Rest on my shoulder.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Dad stood next to me, watching, like he was worried I was going to choke. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z His speech became confused, his voice was choked. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I find a seat next to a table of serious, frowning, silver-haired men who use words so long I’m surprised they don’t choke. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z "She's having a seizure. Don't hold her down. Roll her onto her side and don't even think about putting a stick or anything else in her mouth unless you want to choke her." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He let out a strangled choking sound that might’ve been a laugh. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I tried to figure out what it was that had been choking me, and where it had suddenly and mysteriously gone. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants, out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I choke momentarily as the gravy bread sticks in my throat. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z At first, all that came out was a hoarse croak, and then he was choking, coughing, hacking the gritty gray dust out of his throat and lungs. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Then John caught Ma’s eye, their smiles faded, and he said, “I miss her till it chokes me.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t breathe, and everything hurt, and I tried to choke out the word “stop.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They try to drag themselves backward, unable to breathe, coughing and choking and gasping. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z After a few days there, I lost that Little Rock feeling of being choked and kept in “my place” by white people. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was thick with smoke and the sulfur stench was choking. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Apart from the lake where people walk dogs, every season chokes up more and more paths in the woods. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Only a matter of time until the black vine chokes off his heart. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I made a noise, a kind of choked moan, and the horse stopped. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The thick, greasy smoke from the blubber stove turned his face black and regularly sent him bursting outside coughing and choking, but he remained cheerful. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Then she sees that I’m guarding the girl instead of killing her, and she makes a strange, choked sound. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z What if the same vapors that had brought me here had also choked the breath from my lungs? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “It was an accident. He was a big proud buck. My dad slapped me on the back. I remember feeling like I was choking.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She turned back to her laptop, choked with the urge to destroy, to slash and burn. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Thomas makes a choking sound, but I ignore it and keep going. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z A jug went around and I tasted it, choked, and drew more laughter. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean for—” I choked on the words. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z It had the gurgling sound of someone being choked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We were all so sick of those crystallized lumps they choked us in our dreams. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not necessary that you believe that the officer who choked Eric Garner set out that day to destroy a body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Once more he brought the collie down, this time taking a firmer grip on the throat, shaking his powerful head until the dog below him was choking and strangling. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The scent of sulfur became acrid and choking. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what to say either,” I finally choke out. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z With great difficulty, the doctors gently turn Lincoln on his side so that the excess fluid will run from his mouth and not choke him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I choke out an apology, and my face is burning. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Toward the middle of the night, I was awakened by something choking me, as if two steel claws had locked themselves around my throat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Breathing hard, I lifted the gun from the pavement, stood up, and pointed it at the man choking Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They became so hysterical, they seemed to be in danger of choking. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I wanted there to be some other reason why two strangers would follow me home, some other reason why they’d yank my scarf off my head and try to choke me with it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was almost choking on my own fear. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z And on our other side, the canal water was choked with millions of the confetti seeds. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Matt choked on the dust and sat up to clear his throat. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He kept his eyes straight ahead, but I saw his hands choke the wheel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I fight them at first, until they convince me they’re trying to help, peel away the choking garments, and escort me back to my room. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In the bathroom, Em was nearly choking on tears and snot. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z They were being beaten and choked, he was surrounded by chaos—it was too much to take in. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There was a sudden explosion of choking and retching, plus a good deal of thumping; by the sound of it, Dirk had swallowed a fish bone. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “We wanted to ask —” “I wish people would stop talking behind my back!” said Myrtle, in a voice choked with tears. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, choking on the gruesome images. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Lily is missing,” he says, his voice low and choked. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The stench made it difficult for them to breathe, and he could feel the puppy choking from it inside his shirt. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “This war is a beast with long claws,” he said in a choked voice. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z What they experienced, she experienced, be it the heat of a sleeper’s brow or the red wet clog of a choking man’s throat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A fallen log jutted out into the water from its end, and with one more desperate kick I surged closer and stretched out through the fear and choking cold and blackness. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Mayor Thompson is expected to hold a press conference shortly—” I choke then. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Otherwise, the pressure will choke the animal to death. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Water gushed out of my throat, so that now I was choking and wailing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and I choke out, “Come in,” between giggles and snorts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The only sound is a choking in his throat as he continues to vomit blood 'and black matter while unconscious. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Opinions differ on whether he choked to death while laughing or was crushed by the crowd. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A thousand years later, the canals were choked with reeds and mud, and pools of stagnant water gave birth to swarms of flies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The problem is getting it down without choking on it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It crossed my mind to fake a choking incident or something so that he might give me the Heimlich. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She planted her two front feet in the saucer and gobbled down those snails so quickly I was afraid she’d choke. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “It sounds like you are choking a donkey.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z And when we’d throw our arms around him and tell him how we’d missed him, he would choke up and wouldn’t be able to answer. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny, yawning still, burst into noisy tears and was slapped by Bill till he choked on them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The laugh choked a little on the smoke in its way, but finally broke through cleanly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the bottom rolled Uncle Lorne, choked with feathers and looking more bird than human. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I choke back my tears and laugh. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Akhlys made a growling, choking noise, like a cat having a seizure. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Citra thought about Faraday, a decent scythe most certainly choked out by the weeds. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He looked as if he wanted to say something and that it was choking him. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland loosened the collar of his shirt, for in his throat there was a choked feeling. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Someone’s forearm pressed hard against my throat, choking me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Curse him! I wish he was choked!’ he muttered. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z If I succumbed to it, the hatred’s roots would choke me; its thorns would embed in my soul, until it truly became mine. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Every afternoon the Washington boys were compelled to choke down first a glass of a chalky-tasting pink calcium solution, then a glass of Knox Sparkling Gelatine. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He’s probably so nauseated he can hardly choke the words out. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry,” I choke out, but that’s as far as I get before I start crying. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I’m glad I didn’t choke up there, ’cause now the whole school’s talking about that assembly. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he put his arm around my shoulder and said, “Mars, you were in my head on that shot. You made me miss. You made me choke.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I choked back the dread, the anxiety, tried to stifle it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z They said a victim's face turned as purple as the little crystal seed from which his death was grown, but so too did a man choking on a morsel of food. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I’m tired all the time now, Ted. And I’m choking a lot. If I can’t say something, will you say it for me?” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The darkness had invaded Virgil’s lungs and choked him, and he couldn’t breathe until he knew Gulliver was breathing, too. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He was drinking from the flask Crow filled and he died choking. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z As you would expect, the ash turned day to night and got into everything, clogging motors, generators, and electrical switching equipment, choking pedestrians, blocking filtration systems, and generally bringing things to a halt. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t get so choked,” Enoch said, “you know I can’t stand it. Anyway, it’s cruel, waking Victor. He likes it where he is.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The lump and the ache grew larger, fought her attempts to swallow them down, choke them back. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z This time, caught in mid-swallow, I laughed so hard I was close to choking. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The openings in the sides were choked with dust, soot and cobwebs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "You could have cut him open and you choke? What was that rubbish he was spouting—” "Nows not the time.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He looked like he was choking on a fish bone. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I remember choking on nectar and pulp as the horrible bliss of the everapple stole over me, robbing me of caring even that I was dying. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Let’s just say that if all you do is choke on them, you’re getting off easy. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Ford laughs so hard he almost chokes on his food, and Mom gets mad. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She put her head on my shoulder and held me so tight that she nearly choked off my breath. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I double over, clutch my knees, and rest my head against the floor, sobbing, choking. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “But they were cutting—” Lyra couldn’t bring herself to say it; the words choked in her mouth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Even if it does manage to sprout, it can be choked by weeds, rooted up by a dog, mashed by a soccer ball, or asphyxiated by car exhaust. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z During the scuffle in the rotunda, Inej had made sure that she was too focused on being choked to worry about being robbed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “And the writer also threatened to choke me to death.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Rage transformed them; a red fury choked the good in both of them and bottled the love they once felt into a dark place where neither could find it. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z My brother, who is usually oblivious to everything, coughs and wheezes, as if he is choking on something. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Old Mr. Cool still had great big bug eyes and as soon as Momma’s hand left his neck his own hands came up and started choking him themselves. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Constance was so choked with rage, she could not speak but merely sputtered, Eh-eh-eh-eh. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I walk up the stairs with Christina, and the crowd chokes me. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z There’s a huge blast of light and I feel a hand on my collar yank me back to the point of choking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Mom made this little choked sound like she’d been punched in the stomach. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I nearly choke on the words, because the men in the row in front of me are looking very uncomfortable. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then he choked out: “Where? How? How could he escape? Where did he go?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He could see the town below choked with soldiers, horses, but there was no advance. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh yes,” said Hermione in a choked voice, taking her things and turning away quickly to hide the fact that she was wiping her eyes on her pencil case. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I should have been with her, Poe,” I choke out, wiping my eyes with the back of my hand. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The blowing wind was full of choking dust and so I walked up the path with my head tucked down. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I choked up a little at the sight. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And even as he espied them and came swooping down, he saw them fall, worn out, or choked with fumes and heat, or stricken down by despair at last, hiding their eyes from death. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Her perfume was close and heavy; breathing it was like swallowing big red roses; it choked him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He threw violent tantrums, hurling himself about and screaming until he almost choked. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Maya grunts like it’s taking everything in her not to choke us. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “I didn’t know,” he said, barely choking out the words. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Why a teddy bear choking on a bubble seemed appropriate subject matter, I can’t say. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A tall man entered, and Merry choked back a cry; for a moment it seemed to him that Boromir was alive again and had returned. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Mother was gagging, choking up water, and furious. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Isidore felt a laugh rise up inside him; he nervously choked it off. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “You hear it on every street corner. It’s a wonder we don’t all choke to death on it.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell Mama and the others that he knew so much about us, so I choked back my tears. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The words were like spitting out stones, heavy and choking. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He had a sudden choking feeling, as if it were difficult to breathe. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Here there was a choke that couldn’t be controlled, so he decapitated buttercups while he cleared his ‘confounded throat’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I clawed open the pill bottle and choked down the medicine. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “He was choking me. What else was I supposed to do?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The stupid and confusing ideas quit coming and got their place took by a stinging in my eyes and a loosening in my nose and a choking in my throat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Mom does this choked little laugh—and when I glance up at her, she’s grinning full force at Dad’s name on the phone screen. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z "I hope you choke on it," she said, flatly. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He swallowed so hard it looked like he was choking down an ocean liner. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z R.C. could stand it no longer and fell to the ground, snorting and choking, trying to stifle his laughter. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z No one could endure the hot flames and choking smoke for long. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Was it a boy or girl?” he asked, barely able to choke out the words. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I nearly choke on my fork when the man’s guest arrives. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z In the safe cocoon of their home—their real home, as she’d begun to think of it—the tears began to flow, along with a choking rush of fury. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Ron twitched and choked: His skin was turning blue. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I choke down my tears, wipe the existing ones off my face before they can freeze, and pull myself back together. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But today I can’t seem to choke down my anger at my own impotence. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But my words are choked in my throat and spill over my eyes as tears. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The other tried to scream for help, but Skardebek flapped in his face and he choked. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Tad’s mother gasped and made a choked noise. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Chronicler gave a choked scream and jerked away as if he had been jabbed with a hot poker. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I think so. I—” Betty Jean choked up and couldn’t finish. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I thrust the waterskin into her hands and she gulped so quickly that she choked, then gagged a bit as she spat it out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The roads in this downriver neighborhood were full of potholes, the curbs choked with weeds and litter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Even though Lyddie’s head was still choked with lint and battered with noise, she struggled to get the sense of the story. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The marchers, blinded and choking, stumbled back onto the bridge and began a hasty retreat as troopers and possemen went after them on foot and on horseback. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined myself choking to death and leaving everyone thinking I'd killed myself over a phone call from the Pastor, which would have been a really sorry way to go. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I want to shout at him, but I choke on the words. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z If the gods wanted him, he would sooner die by drowning than choking on his own vomit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And almost choked on the gum that shot down his throat when he gasped. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z They were big enough to choke a horse and always stuck in my throat when they were going down. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, however, he came to a canyon choked with bushes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d never know the bite of the overseer’s whip, never know what it felt like to hold a hoe in rough, work-hardened hands, never give off the choking stink of the field hand. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For a few moments he could do nothing but gasp and choke. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Finley sat on his porch sucking chicken bones, as he had done for thirteen years, looked up, saw Sula, choked on a bone and died on the spot. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I could barely choke down a piece of pot roast. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion saw ruins rising along the eastern bank: crooked walls and fallen towers, broken domes and rows of rotted wooden pillars, streets choked by mud and overgrown with purple moss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mark hears the boat before he sees it, a coughing, choked sound of engines that have seen better days. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She was going to choke on her vomit. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened my mouth to breathe and choked on the soil. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The girl choked back whimpers of pain, but she never complained. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A neighbor was building a wood fire in one corner and despite the slanting openings in the roof, the smoke choked the kitchen. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The foreign kids are always there, like they need to breathe air scented with their native language a couple times a day or they’ll choke to death on too much American. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a choking kind of feeling, like the earth couldn’t breathe. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He tried to say something, and began to choke on a mouthful of peanut butter and jelly. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He kind of choked up the last word, seeing how it was tomorrow that he was going to be shoved out of his closet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A choking, anguished gasp, and the two Swiss died, their dæmons vanishing in mid-howl. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They asked me all kinds of questions: What’s the choke for, and lemme see the toolbox, and how do you start it, and how do you stop it, and how fast will it go. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But Claire choked back tears as she pedaled her bike back to the Hatchery. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Do not push me away,” I said, my voice choked with tears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Turning the switch key, I pulled out the choke as Papa motioned big Loomis to turn the crank. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Least till the thought of even passing by one isn't enough to make me choke up and start bawling about Mama. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z In lieu of a response—because I’m a little choked up—I kiss her forehead, and she squeezes me tighter. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z One mistake, one thing wrong, and he was choking to death. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z His aunt hit him, and he choked back his wail with a sniveling cough. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It wasn’t pretty, but they were so tightly packed together it didn’t look like anyone could actually fall and choke. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was then I heard a small, choking sound. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As a weeder, your job was to carefully pick away the undergrowth that could choke the cane stalks and stop them from growing tall enough, or that might attract vermin. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s who I am, but I get choked up just thinking about it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Behind the Friar’s back Basil and Sam almost choked with laughter in the middle of an apple cream pudding. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I immediately choke on my food, so noisily and violently that my mother gets up to pat me on the back. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “For some reason, I’m afraid I’ll choke on my food. But then I make myself choke thinking about it. Remember the night in Fred’s room when you threw his backpack out the window?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z In all four Egyptians frozen fear boiled at once into a choking mixture of anger and relief. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A second cold, wet hand touched Anya’s other arm, and this time she nearly choked on her own tongue, still unable to make any appreciable sound. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And God, I was so choked up I could barely tell him, “No, Fang, it was you saving me.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When he spoke, his voice was all choked up with emotion. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Did you see the way—” then I commenced choking. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “The aunties got drunk, night after night,” Johnny mumbles, as if it’s hard to choke the words out. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z After resting her cigarette holder on the dashboard, she pulled out the choke, waited the requisite five seconds, and pressed the ignition button. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know if it’s the peanut butter or the strangeness of that word that almost makes me choke. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z For a while they sat without speaking under the shadow of a mound of slag; but foul fumes leaked out of it, catching their throats and choking them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He looked down, choked back a scream, and stumbled back against the lockers. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Give the Greeks a bitter homecoming. Stir up your waters with wild whirlwinds when they sail. Let dead men choke the bays and line the shores and reefs.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you come back?” she asked finally, choking on the words as she tried to stop crying. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Nick growled, his voice sounding choked and weak. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon sat up and blinked, and then there was a soft thud, and the net man fell choking and gasping right across Lyra, who cried out in horror, that was blood gushing out of him! The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I crawl into the cupboard, draw up my knees, I’ll choke on it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out the choke and threw his toggle switches. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z After a week of the finest food in the world, it's a little hard to choke down. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z ‘Leo . Frank choked up. Leo himself wanted to cry like a Valdezinator, but he kept his cool. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It nearly choked me to say it, but I did. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z My throat was dry' and the words were choking me, paralyzing my lips. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My revulsion at this conversation, at discussing my feelings for two of the people I care most about with President Snow, chokes me off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I only choked out one word before succumbing to my anger and slamming down the phone. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I opened my eyes, stumbled a little, and almost choked. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Despite constant maintenance, erosion silted up reservoirs, hurricanes destroyed terraces, and weeds and sediment choked irrigation networks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Doha choked a little on his words as he could feel the frightened tears he was so desperately suppressing. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Pink bunches of fireweed choke the vehicle’s wheel wells, growing higher than the axles. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Jane's standing on the curb on her tiptoes now, almost leaning out into a street choked thick with cabs. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z His tongue pushes to the back of his throat, ready to choke out the smell or push his lunch out into the angry world. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Salt-blinded and choked, he tried to keep his head up and to fight the enormous pull of the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But it’s not like I was gonna get all choked up or whatever. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “Yesterday he could barely say her initials without choking.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I choke, and she uses .the opportunity to throw me off, to crawl toward the gun. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Teasing, my brother, sitting behind me, puts me in a mock choke hold. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Curses and sex stories sounded round the clock and blue smoke choked the air. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s there, slamming the kitchen door shut behind him, choking out one word. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z My brother, choking on dirt, cursed me, but still he held fast to the animal. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My stomach heaved, and I lost all the food I’d managed to choke down. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I fear I swore—I choked back horror—I asked him why he toiled there, when he should rest. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I choked on a piece of pie crust. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Wind ripped at his clothes, choked him with its heat and force. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He choked on his spittle and fought for breath, then finally relaxed back into his stupor, leaning against the window. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Petey made a strangled sound, as if she were choking on her own tongue. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Later, when Cardan, Locke, Nicasia, and Valerian sit down to their lunch, they have to spit out their food in choking horror. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I hear a choking sound, and then an almost inaudible “I don’t know.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He let out sporadic choking sounds, crying deep in his throat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z After moving here in 2001 and choking on traffic, she made a rule: “Wherever I’m going has to be within one mile of the house,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The miniature storm swirled and stood before us like a charmed snake, flicking our hair into our faces, wrapping it around our necks, choking us—stealing our breaths. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Listen to her whispery voice and her laugh, which was like someone choking. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z There's so much of the stuff that I worry he'll choke. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Yes, even a great mind can be a shell and choke the spark. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z "Oh, gods," he said, choking on his laughter and shaking his head, "I suppose I do rather look like a grumkin. What does he do to snarks?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It managed to choke down the space food packet and looked at me with pure hate. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “Through the smoke, Leo managed to find his grandfather, who was choking Leo grabbed his hand and pulled him forwards, but just then, there was a terrible sound and something broke above him and...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I pulled the choke out to flood the motor and shut it off so I could hear. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z They just had to hope that the people in town during the quarantine were tired enough of the mine’s choke hold on them to go along with the scheme. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “These terms are perfectly acceptable,” Penelope finally choked out. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z If I could have got my hands ’round her fat neck, I’d have choked her. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It would choke me if I wasn't careful. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I was quite afraid that if I tried to say, “Hello, Reverend Thomas,” I would choke on the sin of mocking him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She clutched her throat and made a choking noise. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A man’s mind vagued up a little, for how can you remember the feel of pleasure or pain or choking emotion? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I hear Viola make a choking and gasping sound and I look up to her and when I do she shrinks from me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z As we walked into Kevin’s hospital room the next day, the foul smell of death was choking me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t erase the memory of choked emotion in my father’s voice. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For a minute there, she thought she might choke on the thumping heart that had jumped into her throat, but she had pulled off the transaction like a pro. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z River water gushed into her mouth, nearly choking her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It overlooks the garden, but Hannah’s table is hidden by a brick column choked with ivy. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z This I can do—find him another place to be when this world is choking him. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Jeanne manages to loosen her noose a little, but when Jacob tries to do the same, the knight with the lazy eye yanks the rope so tight Jacob goes choking and staggering to his knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “Come, eat something,” she said; but I put both away from me, feeling as if a drop or a crumb would have choked me in my present condition. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They now sound like choking, or a bullfrog’s croak. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But in the instant that I began to choke, I knew she would not come. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I was getting choked up just seeing it all. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Most of all, he hated how sometimes it would get blocked up, for no reason, and he would start to cough like he was choking, like he couldn’t breathe. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z ‘I did, sir. And that’s why I choked: which you heard seemingly. I tried not to, sir, but it burst out of me: I was so upset.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I coughed in surprise as the wind forced a leaf straight into my mouth, causing me to choke and splutter. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The nausea swept over me, the choking tension, the buzzing in my ears, my stomach knotting and stretching as if it wanted to tear itself out of my body. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Through choked tears I said, “My dad’s not around, either. He’s still in California with his girlfriend.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z After they choked down their meagre supper, Meera sat with her back against a wall, sharpening her dagger on a whetstone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their condition is hopeless, they choke to death with haemorrhages and suffocation. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Blind, his nose full of river, choking, sinking, he kicked and twisted and fought to pry the clutching fingers off his arm, but the stone fingers were unyielding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Tanaka nearly choked on his whiskey in front of eighty-five guests while I couldn’t stop staring at the cake and, in my shock, asked loudly, “Well, are we still going to eat it?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I'd enjoy choking you slowly, she thought as she ran her fingers over his arm. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then, as the four badly shaken Egyptians turned loose of each other and tried to regain their dignity, the monster and the box-man leaned on each other and choked with fiendish laughter. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Bryson chewed his lumpy oatmeal slowly, choked it down, replaying the scene. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z More handcuffed men and women were still filing out of the yards on either side, swelling the ranks of those already choking the streets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know why you came back to me. But I want to say this . He paused, and his voice choked. “ Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Malachy runs from me, up the stairs, and now I hear Dad and Mam laughing till they see he can choke on the teeth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A choked laugh breaks out of me, and all the energy rushes out of my chest. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If she choked on the blood or retched up the flesh, the omens were less favorable; the child might be stillborn, or come forth weak, deformed, or female. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He choked out another command to the companions; his muscles trembled in a final effort. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The other policeman, the one he choked, might find him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I choke as I think of the pain she feels as she watches the soldiers hurt Geak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It wrapped around me and squeezed my body like a sponge, then tossed me into the choking air—and I fell headlong into a rope net filled with writhing fish. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She was choking on it when Mr. Sager told them to stop. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “He can’t do that,” Pita said, choking on her words as she wiped the tears from her eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There’s a long pause and then a wheezing sound, like someone is choking on a hard candy. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was sunken into the field, choked like the bed of a stream with mounded men. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart went to pushing up into my throat, nearly choking off my wind. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “We didn’t realize the hospital was so bad. We didn’t think about complications—” Dad made a choking noise. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Look at them,” he exclaimed in a voice choked with emotion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Brother Jack looked as if he would choke; he raised his hand, signaling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The drive was a ribbon now, a thread of its former self, with gravel surface gone, and choked with grass and moss. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Werfel was almost choked with rage and anguish. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He stopped, with a sort of choke in his voice. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And though she had gone beyond breathing, the realization choked her, like when she woke from a nightmare and couldn’t get air. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Weeding was done by hand, diligently and unceasingly, because the seedlings could easily be choked by other plant life. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He stared awhile at what we had to sell, and made an effort to say something and tried again and at last he said, choking, “The bullocks must go. Otherwise we shall not have enough.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she was coughing, choking, leaning out over the water with Archer’s arms around her, his wounds bleeding through his bandages as he tried to hold her back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Nor did anyone notice that she was almost choking with fear, for Elinor had put on her armor, the impenetrable and extremely useful armor behind which she had always hidden at times of need. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I’d thought it more than once myself, but having him say it made me mad enough to choke him with that harness. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Jake tried to speak again and the words choked in his mouth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z One of the girls made a choking sound. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She coughed as she said his name, choking up. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I know then that had Barbara Walters actually been choking on a peanut, I would have done nothing to help her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Spurge did not speak, and seemed to choke a little bit on his dinner. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z There were no seizures and no more choking. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” I choked, pressing my hand over my mouth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She then choked the pants at the waist with a piece of sisal rope to hold them up. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is that what you wanted? To choke us and kill us all with sin and darkness?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z To look me over and tell me he’s seen a lot worse injuries among the soldiers when they teach choke holds in training. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He felt as if it was choking him. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Whatever they is, I warrant they won't grow there. Too much shade, and those needles choke them off.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He then squeezed, slowly choking me, pressing so hard that I saw spots. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Min choked out the last words: “You are not my son.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z "It ain't my fault," I said, my voice choking up in the back of my throat. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I worry that everyone will try to flee the same direction and the wall will end up a grand choke point, serving up panicked folks to the dead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Then he pulled Derek onto his back on the new boughs, but was alarmed when Derek seemed to begin to choke or breathe strangely, and he put him back on his side. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Cradle was beaming and a little bit choked up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The scream is stuck in my throat, choking me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Conor shouted, the terror following him into waking, gripping his chest so hard it felt as if he couldn’t breathe, his throat choking, his eyes filling with water. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Chubs dragged me on my back, choking and coughing. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The lantern flared again, and the smell of old rot nearly choked me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Alba thought she was choking, and pushed him with such force that she managed to get away from him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The corners were choked with dust and it smelled like a whole metropolis of mice had lived and bred there, probably until the cats got wise and moved in before moving on, but no snakes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Then deep folds in the ground were discovered unexpectedly, like the ruts of great giant-wheels or wide moats and sunken roads long disused and choked with brambles. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Sputtering and choking, the girl kept pulling at Stella’s arms, hair, anything she could grab. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “We need to go,” I said, panic choking me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I feel someone hovering over me, a man, whose hands are poised above my neck, ready to choke me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z All before the walls on either side of the Gate the ground was choked with wreck and with bodies of the slain; yet still driven as by a madness more and more came up. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There was a sort of strangled gasp, a geyser of water, and then a bout of choking coughs. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z That afternoon we continued our progress through the choking green of the jungle, until it thinned out and finally retreated completely. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Chess shook his head, unable to choke out any words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But he knew the choking was still too fresh in Alby’s mind for him to budge. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Because the woman is so strong, you'd think her hug would choke me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z And all that woman could say was, “I’ve raised nine children and didn’t none of them choke when I put them down with a little bread to chew.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t see out of the back window when you—” His words choked off as he did a double take. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “They said it was because my older brother joined the military police,” Gunwoo choked out. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Again and again the spasms came, and Cole flopped his head sideways to keep from choking. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I walked down the line, choking and coughing like everyone else, and finally, there he was. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z His sweater is Buttoned all w'rong And he could choke himself If he’s not careful. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Bits of crab flew from the Lord Commander's mouth as he began to gasp and choke. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yeah, my house is technically her house, but she can choke on her spit for all I care. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She's one of the best writers at Carver, and her queen's last speech got me choked up—and fired up. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "Then Zero started choking Zigzag, and I had to pull Zero off of Zigzag. It was all over before Mom fired his gun." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Minerva and I giggled so hard, I started choking on a cashew, and the young man smiled away, thinking he had said something very clever! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With the choke out, the engine whines, gives a little cough and dies. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t wait to hear Mr. Muckle choke out a congratulation. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And she kind of choked up her next couple of lines. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Mack had a hard answer for her, but it choked him as he tried to get it out. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I choke back a laugh remembering this now, imagining Helene's face if she knew she was being referred to as a siren. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Alex wanted to strangle Harvey, choke him so hard his rotting teeth would fly out. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z I manage to choke out, “My pant leg is driving me crazy.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z When Tag told me what had happened, I felt like choking O’Dell. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She reached for the milk pitcher and poured herself a glass of milk, took a swallow, and choked. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But then Mom started calling out for my father in a voice that didn’t even sound like hers, it was so choked up. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Her body quaked as she tried to speak, choking breaths between her words. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He choked, wiped his forehead with a trembling hand, and let a large tear roll down his nose. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised you don’t choke on all the food us sewer rats give you.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s not a proper Catholic because he could never receive his First Communion for fear of getting anything on his tongue that might cause a fit and choke him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Whenever he thrashes, Commander Jameson stomps on the chain around his neck and chokes him until he stops. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was like he was choking on air. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A few minutes later I could hear him making choking sounds. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He had gotten some of the ashes down out of the stove, but they choked the lower bin and still no air could get through. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t notice that both her mom and her dad got teary or that half the people in the room were now choked up as well. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But it pressed down uncomfortably on my tongue, and sometimes it would pop off during the night and I’d wake up choking on it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z You choked and ran to the bathroom to spit and spit and spit into the sink before you came out, smiling again, eyes watering. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I leave behind choking white smoke, but even so, it stings my throat, my eyes, my breathing. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z So I panted and cried, choking on my tears. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I choke on the thickness that rises in my throat. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “People tried not to laugh, but every Navajo in the church was just choking as he or she attempted to keep quiet.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Father Abbot, you must live,” said Constance in a gruff choking voice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Since me and Ma won the race, Emma’s always let the sin of envy choke her heart. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I could see he was choking, gasping for air that just wasn’t coming. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When the list was published on Tuesday, the blazing sun had reappeared, and fetid, warm air once again choked the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The place was like a root cellar—dirt walls, air choked up with must, and bugs. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The great river of a road grew clogged and choked with the flotsam of a hundred carts and pedestrians, dozens of wains and wagons and the occasional mounted man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Most of us came struggling back up to the surface, coughing and choking and clawing at the water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He has the heavy breathing and the choking sounds. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Jolly difficult to sleep and when I do I just have nightmares about flying burning planes with faulty chokes, being forced to cut Julie’s throat with Etienne’s pocketknife, etc. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Harry looked over the rim of his tankard and choked. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He showed slides of a bullfight in Spain and his voice would choke up when the bull was felled. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was somewhat clearer in the alley, though the choking smell of smoke and wind-driven dust must have been ever present. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Peach grabbed the bushes for all he was worth and began to choke. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I think”—Gilly smiled her old lady principal smile— “the dear child is choking. It must be something he ate.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He found himself choking in mud, unable to move or see or breathe. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I take an enormous bite of my PBJ and try not to choke. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She had happily attended their receptions, she had eaten rice and meat and coleslaw, food tainted by fraud, and she had eaten knowing this and had not choked, and had not even considered choking. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe this! I called the sheriff’s office. I told them about R.C. I warned them that something like…” My voice choked up and I had to sit down. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z A few times it had been really bad, and Pong had watched him choke and gasp like a fish drowning on dry land. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There were about a million things Roy wanted to say, but the only words he choked out were: “Good luck tomorrow.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your choke’s not working,” I said from the backseat. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Hugo pressed his fist under Felicia’s chin until he choked off her breath, until she could see the walls of the living room behind her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It winds deeper and deeper inland, getting narrower, the trees choking the road. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The shallows were muddy and choked with reeds. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I’m sorry you weren’t there to see my dad try his best to be upbeat, cracking bad jokes in his speech, choking on his words. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Several young girls, including two who lived in my yard, ran confusedly about the street, coughing and choking from all the tear gas. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later, the boy began breathing on his own—breathing and coughing and choking and throwing up and crying for his mother. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Across the room they were pounding someone on the back to keep him from choking. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy Slant suffers some disorder that causes him to choke upon his words. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The two weeks in the motel would never have happened and the thought of diner coffee wouldn't make me choke. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to choke you,” he hissed, once we were alone at the top of the stairwell. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z No one else seemed to like them very much either, and the Humbug got one caught in his throat and almost choked. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t even thought to do that, to pound on Sage’s back to help him stop choking. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z She was either laughing or choking to death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They were what helped me sleep at night without my homesickness choking me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z That got a little choking laugh out of me at last. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I struggled to swallow the choking lump in my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “My cousin goes to North. She don’t got cops choking students. And Mr. Barre handed us all copies of textbooks.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well,” Lyra said, and found her throat choked, so she swallowed and shrugged. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z So maybe it looked like I was choking instead of smiling. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As soon as the latch of the door had clicked shut, the whole humiliating recollection of the naked man in formation came cascading down upon him in a mortifying, choking flood of stinging details. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The woman looked at her and then grabbed for her throat, as if she was choking to death. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The damp, moldy smell beneath the stage threatens to choke me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “They’ll be mourning for you soon enough,” came a reply from directly above, and this was followed by a hideous cackling laugh very much like someone choking on a fishbone. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The old, hot choking sensation came back to his stomach and throat. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Kit choked suddenly on a giggle that rose unexpectedly from nowhere. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Kaede choked back a laugh; he had never been so concerned for her safety before she was called to go on this journey. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It all glowed invitingly in the flicker of gaslight lamps, a world away from the oily stews of indeterminate origin I’d been choking down at the Priest Hole. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She choked and tried to grab her throat, but her arms were shackled as well. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Silver arched her back, her neck rippled, and she choked up a big mound of meat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned my head to see what was back there that caused that thump and practically choked when I saw it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My throat is tight with rage, but I choke out the words. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z There seemed to be no laughter in the alley—just a growing, choking tension. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” he says, almost choking on the word, “he would have wanted it that way.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Surely the miles had multiplied, even as the trees had done, and this path led but to a labyrinth, some choked wilderness, and not to the house at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I was so choked up I couldn’t say anything. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's them. It's all of them. The others. Rue and Foxface and . . . all of the other tributes," I choke out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Not dead?” choked Filch, looking through his fingers at Mrs. Norris. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Alec had been restrained the same way; Mark could hear him cursing through his choking sounds. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Maria, choking back tears, was pushed up to the table by Tam Lin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As I choked on the water I had swallowed, strong arms grasped me from behind. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The sudden sputtering and choking of our truck halt my daydreaming. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought all the tears and nausea pooling in me would come up and I’d choke when he picked up the receiver and I had to speak. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Harry choked over his cornflakes, and Ron thumped him on the back. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She prayed until her knees were raw and bloody, until her tongue felt so thick and heavy that she was like to choke on it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She caught my eyes, managed to choke out one last word: “Go!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z If one in their group stumbled, all of them stumbled or sometimes even fell, choking as the chains pulled them down together. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry choked, attempting to prise off the metal fingers. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “A heap of flowers there if the weeds weren’t choking them.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked to the train, feeling heavy and slow, her mind choked with mud, and, seated by the window, she began to cry. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My throat tightened into a pinhole, and an involuntary choking sound escaped my clenched teeth. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He choked back the tears until his throat ached the way it did right after he gulped a glass of ice water. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And what about that guy with asthma that they choked, Amari said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “He’s going to be giving me private lessons this year,” said Harry conversationally.Ron choked on his bit of toast, and Hermione gasped. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Do forgive me. The Grand Maester befouled himself in dying, and the stink was so abominable that I thought I might choke.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘The pass, Sam!’ he cried, not heeding the shrillness of his voice, that released from the choking airs of the tunnel rang out now high and wild. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Keep it and choke,” he hissed at me in a low voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “And run the risk of choking to death on your own vomit? What if it’s something more serious?” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The dream had been dark wet sand, shifting above water, quicksand with no bottom or top, no edges; it had quivered and heaved in spasms until he choked. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The air, too, smelled slightly better; musty, as if it had lain unstirred for ages, but without the choking closeness of the tunnels. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Almost choking with helpless rage she stumbled after Judith, who had moved ahead too absorbed to even notice. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Hazel said, choking on the sweet scent of flowers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She tried to breathe again and could only make a husky, choking sound. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Finally he said, “Yes, Mother”—choke ... cough—“come in.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “I am willing to be patient in all things that are reasonable; but in this—this desecration of the grave—of one who——” He fairly choked with indignation. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She kept talking in that choked muffled way with her head turned from me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “You have to get him,” she choked out, then yanked her hand back and wiped the snot away from her nose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The flowers were so beautiful, so delicate and unthreatening, but they choked everything around them. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Halfway through a gulp of tea, Percy choked. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, Belby had just taken a large mouthful of pheasant; in his haste to answer Slughorn he swallowed too fast, turned purple, and began to choke. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He wanted to scream at the doctor then, but the words choked him and he coughed up his own tears and tasted their salt in his mouth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Luke made a gargled noise, as if he were choking. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And I myself could not breathe; I choked; I rose; I could not find air in that clenched tunnel, that throat of stone. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I knew that sometimes he would wake up choking on his own saliva if he accidentally turned over on his back. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z But choking to death on a sandwich, that was an insult. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “The rain is getting into her eyes. Help me close her eyes. It’s getting into her mouth. She’s going to choke.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ha!” he spat out, choked, cleared his throat. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Without raising my head from my mother’s lap, in a choking voice I said, “One is for you, one is for Mama, and the other is for the girls.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull the blanket up over my head, and my breathing is so rapid I use up all the oxygen and begin to choke for air. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I choke out, but my gut’s way ahead of her answer. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Helena made a choking sound that was much too loud in the quiet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Instead he had failed miserably, had choked up once again in the face of opposition from a stronger personality. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z At the first “Amen” from the audience I willed the offender to immediate death by choking on the word. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The smoke began to choke me, and I needed to run. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It choked me up, and I had a great deal of difficulty controlling my emotions until we were out in the corridor again. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Above was nothing but blood and roaring red and choking smoke and the screams of dying horses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Benny started to choke, his chest heaving up and down with his coughing. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran hard across the muddy schoolyard through drifting clouds of thick black and gray and white dust that choked and blinded him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He starts to cry, and I am choking, too, crying for an infant who never existed, the child of a woman I never knew. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He choked out a cough, composed himself, then was laughing all over again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Daddy looks like he’s choking, then starts again. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z You think it ain’t choke up with the same kind of hate and disrespect it has when they say it? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was choked with a succulent weed, whose furred brown roots waved like thin tentacles underwater. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again, as he had on the playing field, he felt the choking sensation. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I cry right through it because I have no choice, and it’s like choking. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The panting ogress crawled and then scooted forward on her belly, wheezing and choking. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "A chain so tight it was like to choke him, Iron Lord, with links of many metals." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I also think that you should forgive Odenigbo,” he said, and pulled at his collar as though it was choking him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As he closed the window in his room, Evan could hear the gurgle of the gutters choking on the downpour. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z But the only thing that happened was my choking. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Victor shot an angry look at me, but then he started laughing, nearly choking on his burger. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He coughed again, choking as the smoke thickened in the cellar. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was weird to see her dad making breakfast in the morning, eggs that looked too slimy to eat but both Maya and Lauren choked them down anyway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Beloved choked on the lemonade he’d just poured for himself, and Malachite threw a tea towel at Whisper, who dodged it, still cackling. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The hatred I feel for him, for the phantom girl, for everything, is so real and immediate that it chokes me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa bit his lip and stared at the floor, obviously trying to choke back a laugh. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The King-Beyond-the- Wall had no choice but to stumble after him, the rope choking off his words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was too late before he realized it definitely was not water and choked. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was dressed in his uniform—choking high collar, ill-fitting tunic, and wrapped leggings. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, I really thought it was gonna choke me to death before they got it out.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z With each step it seemed to become thicker, almost choking them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I learned to draw back my lips and breathe slowly through my teeth, so I wouldn’t choke on mosquitoes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She choked on a laugh as she said it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I try to wake as discomfort turns into nightmare, but I only slip deeper in, until eventually there is nothing but choking, burning light. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His breath was choking him, and the sweat was in his eyes. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z “I grew up idolizing him, but when I saw what he really was—what he could do to his own son—” His words choked off slightly. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I sniffed so quickly, I nearly choked on my tears. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But before he could speak, he gave a gasp, made a choking lurch, and clutched his breast, and she knew the same thing was happening to him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I gasped for air and choked on the swirling dust. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Sage laughed so hard when I said that that he started to choke on his own spit. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He recoiled against a heap of music when part of the wall slid open and threw up a cloud of dust that made him choke. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He choked his feelings back and said, “Of course, buddy.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I could choke on it by mistake, an undignified way to die. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Katherine says nothing for a long time, and when she finally does speak her words are choked with emotion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I wonder what would be the easiest to choke on. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Her head broke the water, and she sucked in a loud, desperate breath that caught a few water droplets and sent her coughing and choking. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She smelled so bad that I couldn’t even bring myself to kiss her without choking on my breath. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z And so, in the very act of reaching for me, he would choke himself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The cat choked and struggled for breath, until at last a sudden gush of water streamed out, and it lay relaxed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya hesitated, not sure what she could do against such a giant bear of a man, when a choking noise wrung itself out of Father Drozdov’s mouth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Tally made her way toward the fight, and the incongruous smells of breakfast reached her through the choking haze of smoke. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Let him go. He can’t explain anything with you choking him.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z After much choking, during which his various chins turned purple, he managed to get it out: “If you have your lower animals to contend with,” he said,“we have our lower classes!” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The tension that had choked him for months was gone. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Armpit charged into them, freeing Zigzag from Zero's choke hold. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I choke, and tears smear my cheeks, run into my mouth. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It was instantly accepted and the princes with choked voices and falling tears thanked them and promised them rich rewards. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked myself as I hurried home amid choking smog and a fear of tsotsis, “in thinking that I could ever be like him? Or am I simply dreaming?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I would become so choked up that sometimes I would walk in the streets until late into the night. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I choke back my words, waiting for Ma to answer. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The evil emotion in the room almost choked me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He beat his wings again, sending up a choking storm of scarlet sand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ruth May choked out loud and made a horrible face. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She chewed, choked a little, and swallowed the charcoal with another mouthful of water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It went down smoothly, but after a while I lost interest in eating because it took so long to choke down the food. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We had a party at the end of the week over at Quendy’s, because her parents were off choking somewhere. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The mouth is choked with weeds, and there’s some bright graffiti to the left—which pulled our attention the first time we passed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I choke down my urge to smack her hand away. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “I mean, with all these people about . . .” He was choked with confusion. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A factionless man stops me with the end of his gun before I reach the door, and I am nervous, choking. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The channel is choked with burning warships and the floating corpses of horses. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I took a few minutes to stare at the floor until I was sure I could speak without squeaking or choking. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Their stomachs flipped, too, but dutifully they reached for muffins and milk and, just as Jackson said, choked them down. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Soon, the lights and music of West Stave came into view, the canal choked with men and women of every class and country seeking diversion. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He coughed and choked as if the very air of the slave ship would infect him with illness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, after she’d choked down yet another granola bar, Ivy left early for school while Mom was busy wiping Aaron’s leaky nose. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He choked and retched, trying to continue on his way despite being unable to walk straight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z "Less than a minute," Beck said, emotion choking his voice. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They skinned the birds with frozen hands, choking on wind-driven snow with each breath. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The man choked and coughed as soon as he inhaled it, coming back to consciousness with reddened eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z His offer shook me so much I choked on my krupnikas. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I felt my face burning and my throat choking. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He sounded as though he was gagging, choking. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Her grandmother hugged her neck, her strong perfume nearly choking Alma, and swayed back and forth until finally letting go, leaning back to look at Alma’s face, and then going in for another hug. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “He is really struggling here. We have never seen him choke this badly in all of our commentating from his head!” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z A spider scuttled over the back of her hand and she choked back a shriek. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Why wouldn’t he believe he was at risk of being stopped and choked again? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “O.K.,” he mumbled, hoping that they did not hear the choke in his voice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Momma and Daddy don’t want me watching the videos of Black people getting shot or choked or beat up by police. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I choke down my bioloaf and follow them back on to the elevator. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s not wondering what I breathe in, but who, that threatens to choke me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He choked and would have fallen, and they caught him and held him up, and he began to weep. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z That was when everyone was having those choking parties. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I run my sleeve across the top and take a couple gulps before I come up choking. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then from the living room I heard a sort of choking murmur and part of a laugh followed by Daisy's voice on a clear artificial note. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z All she knew was that she wished the Sleeper would choke on his words. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s a kind of gun, and it kills you dead. Mi mama—” His voice choked and he didn’t say any more. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But at the last moment, as Jeanne is choking and Jacob is not breathing at all and William is totally submerged in sand, I throw myself forward on my face. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I try to choke out an apology, but it feels weird trying to apologize to Jasmine in front of everyone, with her back turned to me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The poison chokes my veins like a vise. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The words caught in his throat, and he began to cough and choke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z All the court was choked with dead orcs, or their severed and scattered heads and limbs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I finally choke down the soup without even tasting it and hand him back an empty bowl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z There is heavy breathing.The priest has his hand over his mouth and he’s making choking sounds and talking to himself, Mother o’ God. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He was gasping in the large man’s choke hold, his fingers pulling at the arm around his neck. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z There was nothing to choke down, no creatures to swallow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Suit yourself,” he manages to choke out before he starts to cough. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But then she would picture Joaquin as a baby, waiting for someone, a family, a person, and that terrible feeling would push its way past her heart and into her throat, choking her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Chess seemed to choke on his own words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I choke out a gasp and step away from him, as if this will stop it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One of his arms is choked around my neck, the other braced across my torso like a seat belt. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Dimple wished the voice would choke on its own spit and die. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The guy began to choke, his grayish-purple tongue sticking out between his chapped lips. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Moss choked on the spit and congestion and he then felt a hand on his back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He does ask the most important one, though it tries to choke him on its way out of his throat: “Is G’ma gonna be okay, Dad?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Together they dragged on Boots’s throat till he felt his air cut off, felt himself choking. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I nearly choked on it, but I let it out in a whisper, “I could show you a few things.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Gay said, “We both tasted something bitter. I chased down Tabitha, and she admitted that you put”—she choked—“pills in our drinks.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She felt as if she were choking, drowning. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He pictured the older boy thrashing around, choking himself the day before. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It kind of choked me up that Chas actually knew my name, and also that Seanie had that many pictures of me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I choked back tears and speeded my steps. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I smile and try to choke out a “thank you,” but can’t say anything. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Just as the burning smell began to choke her, a cold, clean wind blew. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z If I had been chewing tobacco, I would have choked. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Who didn’t get choked up at that, right?” says Haymitch, writing it down. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She was choking on her own words, astonished at herself for speaking so. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Give him one of these every hour to keep him quiet, Janie, and stay out of his way when he gets in one of his fits of gagging and choking.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I choked back a gasp and desperately glanced about for a place of concealment. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I slammed the bonnet shut, leaned in the driver’s door and yanked the choke on, and the engine roared into life like a zooful of happy lions. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But they particularly loved the idea, as stoutly preached by Bratton and Giuliani, that choking off these small crimes was like choking off the criminal element’s oxygen supply. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Because I trod the same ground over and over, repeating my lines until they threatened to choke me, each day seemed endless. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Something in my throat feels like it might choke me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z She made choking sounds as she turned and walked into her bedroom. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A cough choked off the rest of her words. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He sounds like he’s choking on each word. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z She had a long, brownish-yellow envelope choked in her fist. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Looking into Sookie’s cooler, I thought about the choking factor of the rubbery meat, but lobster was one of my favorite meals. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He cackled, then almost choked in a spasm of coughing. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And every time I hit that wall, a desperate, choking cry got knocked out of me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Bill by bill, and letter by letter, his scientific imagination was slowly choked by administrative work. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Fifth Avenue is eerily uncluttered, only a handful of people and cabs in a neighborhood usually choked with shoppers and tourists. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We went on, choking in an eddy of windborne wreck dust, powdered concrete blanching our clothes, our faces bone white. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Kenzi had his arms wrapped around Simeon's neck, tight enough to hold on, but not tight enough to choke him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I tried, and I felt a lump in my throat begin to choke me. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Leroy had a knee on Pinkie’s throat, and he could hear raspy choking sounds. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Katherine makes a choked sound, but when the sheriff turns back to her she is all smiles. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Other boys would wake up and start choking whoever was in the bed next to theirs; they would then go running into the night after they had been restrained. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The disappointment he felt in his daughters sifted down on them like ash, dulling their buttery complexions and choking the lilt out of what should have been girlish voices. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you not hear him? He will choke.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Left with no choice, the people begin to push out into the square, choking but defiantly waving their guns. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It looked for a moment as though Kreacher was going to choke. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He began spluttering and choking and spewing and hawking and acting generally like a man with some serious internal injury. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Yeller lay back under the rock slab now, staring at me with a look in his eyes that made that choking lump come into my throat again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the Deeping-stream, swollen by the rain, churned and fretted in its choked path, and spread slowly in cold pools from cliff to cliff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Finn drew the curtains in the living room so that the people choking up the lawn wouldn’t gape. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The water was choked with more rocks and ship wreckage and floating mines. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew myself well enough that I could predict the choked words and teary explanation that would follow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Bod picked out a piece of vinegary tomato, chewed it, and choked it down. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I tried to take a deep breath, but my chest was too tight to inhale anything more than a choked gasp. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The hurt knocked all the air from my lungs, and I choked, convinced the two of us were about to drown. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The bottle of bubbly I’d lifted from my dad’s special reserve and choked down in my room after my mom left probably had something to do with it. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z No, he had choked on a fish bone.. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Come on, let’s get us some grub from Frypan. And hope we don’t bloody choke.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And may he choke on it, Catelyn thought, but it was Bran she saw choking, drowning on his own blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He read the article and choked, spitting liquid onto his smoking jacket. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Without even thinking, I jumped up and threw my arms around him, making some weird sound that combined laughing, choking, and crying. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t I know it. See, this photo was taken about two weeks before Valentine’s Day,” Lovey started to explain, then she got all choked up. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z As we entered the apartment, I smelled smoke, acrid and choking. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Renly tried to speak, but he was choking on his own blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The—the marks are beautiful,” I say in a choked whisper, dropping one of the hairpins. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But I did not want to leave; I wanted to stay so that if the fufu clung to Papa-Nnukwu’s throat and choked him, I could run and get him water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Which was fine with me, because it was probably a bad idea to share juice with someone who kept choking anyway. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I choke on the words and start to cry. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z George’s throat filled with something that choked him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then again, I didn’t really care if Sage Moore choked so much. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z A hundred yards away, at the bottom of the slope, ran the brook, no more than three feet wide, half choked with kingcups, watercress and blue brooklime. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands went to his mouth; he choked, shut his eyes, bent, and a thick rush of fluid filled his mouth, spilled out, fell to splash on the tiles, covering the designs. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to scream out in pain, but the darkness choked him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He ran into the circle and took the Weaver Odren by the throat, choking him, and shouted that if he got no further answer he would break the Weaver’s neck. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I stare at mine, wondering if I can choke it down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I can still smell the smoke—it’s like it’s painted the whole town with that gray, choking smell.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He hurried the phrase "educated at Oxford," or swallowed it or choked on it as though it had bothered him before. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She has to sit up all night by the fire because you can’t lie down when your gums are pumping blood or you’ll choke in your sleep. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He was saying, “Still no shower baths, though,” but it got choked off in the middle. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His heaves echoed in the locker room as if he was choking, the sounds more horrible and violent than usual, but by now they had become reassuring, an encouraging vital sign. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I lean over choking and I can only feel his hand wrench the knife away from my own. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Crushing, choking, a promise, unless the fool did as he was bid. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And Mitraillette with tears in her eyes, first I’ve ever seen her choked up like that over something that didn’t involve blood. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She cried because girls who believed in happily ever afters could be murdered in attics, and because men who just wanted to have their voices heard could have their words choked off forever. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z You're not going to let Dill bleed to death or choke on his own vomit in there. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z My throat got all choked up like it does a lot when we talk about Mummy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But because they believe themselves to be white, they would rather countenance a man choked to death on film under their laws. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Seward choked on the warm, metallic-tasting blood that spurted from his mouth and poured down his throat. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He thinks if he can choke the flames while they’re young, he can prevent a wildfire, maybe save the house. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then again began the struggling and fighting, backward and forward, jerking and falling, until he choked and lay quiet. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I spent the rest of the day in bed, racked by chills and cramping muscles, and choked down the leftover potato kugel and beef kishka that Mrs. Brenner kindly brought over for dinner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He choked on the bread and dribbled tea onto his shirt. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A choked noise broke the spell of their awe. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Gut cherries were termed choke cherries, and made good jelly. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But my conscience was chewing at me and choking on my guts ’cause it knowed that was a waste of time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He made a sound like he was choking on his own tongue. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I almost choked on a mouthful of yams when he said that. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I felt claustrophobic, choked, desperately thinking bright thoughts so Edmond couldn’t get inside my head and know how terrified and furious and guilty I felt. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A mile thick to start with, the Ice here rises and thickens, trying to flow over the mountains and choke the fire-mouths with silence. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Stevens took a long pull and choked on fire. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure, after what he had just told me, choking back the tears, that Bax didn’t want to get into any fights. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The tower behind was crumbled into dust, the window gone; the ruined stair was choked with burned and broken stone. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They choked the terrace, they sprawled about the paths, they leant, vulgar and lanky, against the very windows of the house. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I cough out the words, choking on my disgust. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The girls choked in the middle of laughter and looked up at her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I lift my head up, choking and gasping and coughing more. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Her presence was preceded by the smell of her perfume, something fruity and bubbly that threatened to choke Dimple with two hands. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The scent of it was strong enough to choke any animal you can think of. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lee, man, I’m so sorry. I never thought—” Mike choked up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I let out a choked cry, wishing I could turn my head to see what was causing Liam to do the same. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She swung up the bow and loosed the arrow in less than a second, and the Cardinal fell choking and kicking to the floor. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone started coughing and choking, trying to get some clean air. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Woods choke off views and leave you muddled and without bearings. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I was spitting and coughing and breathing in uneven choking gasps. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When he saw me choke up, he added, “Time will go by fast, you’ll see.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The white man at Mr. Dalton’s side was squinting at him; he felt that tight, hot, choking fear returning. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her heart jumped into her throat and choked off a whimper. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Tony’s hurt—in town! Beat up pretty bad,” she choked out. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "Does anyone see anything wrong with my face?" asked Mr. Sir, as he continued to choke the boy. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z ‘Precious will be angry. I shall take Precious, and I shall say: make him swallow the bones and choke. Never taste fish again. Come, Precious is waiting!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I stood looking into the neglected garden choked with nettles. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Outside we made a crazy golf course with planks, pipes, and old horseshoes from the choked orchard where Dean’s garden stops. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt staggered through the choking gray cloud. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Although he did not go to jail for choking the newspaper reporter, he was forced to take a class called “How to Manage Your Anger,” which he failed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, she cried. Not much, but a lot for her—a choke and two sniffles and a wiped nose and polished her glasses and snapped shut like a watch.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Should I have kept her in my bedroom, where she could ruin the carpets? Or in the gaming room, where she might eat the chess pieces and choke?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Logan puts his hands around his neck and fakes like he’s choking. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes so that he didn’t have to watch me choke. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Until this very moment, I never thought it was possible to choke on air. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Ess turned immediately into a flurry of water and flailing arms and screams, a shouting, choking disaster. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I saw visions of grape vines choking unbelievers to death, drunken warriors insane with battle lust, sailors screaming as their hands turned to flippers, their faces elongating into dolphin snouts. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Then his wrath blazed in consuming flame, but his fear rose like a vast black smoke to choke him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I had screamed before he began choking me, and my grandpa heard it and stopped him in time. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The blood seeping into his throat choked him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I choke out, “Mr. Reilly’s an amazing teacher. He changes people’s lives. He buys the art supplies for the class himself.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But this is when I find out how choked I am. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Setanta had a stick and ball and one day he hit the ball and it went into the mouth of a big dog that belonged to Culain and choked him. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z While I was thinking about what Fiona had said, I started choking on my ice cream cone. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Just when Mrs. Granger was really building up a head of steam over something, Toby would make some little remark and Mrs. Granger would start choking and have to turn her back. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “We got it wrong, though, Pan. We got it all wrong about Roger. We thought we were helping him...’’She choked, and kissed Roger’s still face clumsily, several times. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I felt like I was choking, but I managed to say, "I didn't even know y'all knew each other." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “How—how could you…” I choked on what to say. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The man slammed Stick in the ribs, then grabbed Stick around the neck and began choking him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The plastic strips choked off the blood flowing to his hands. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z He saw Alec struggling against two large men and watched as they tightened the rope further around his neck.The old man’s choking sounds made Mark’s heart want to break open. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I choke back a laugh, which makes Emily grin, and she does a little curtsy. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Victoria was a Buchanan and would never duck into a sub shop, much less choke to death in a single episode. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Now he didn’t think he could choke down one. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His twin brother, Pollux, tried to say a few words, but he choked up and just took the torch. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The guardsman gave a choked cry and stag-gered back, clutching at his neck, his face blackening. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His voice sounds thick with emotion, so thick I am surprised it does not choke him on the way out. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I choked on his name, fighting back tears. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The question from his mama hit him square in the chest, and he actually choked on one of the biscuits. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “You figure he hasn’t run for maybe six hours. And all these lights been drawing off the battery. Better choke it up good, Art.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I almost couldn’t believe I’d worked up the guts to ask the question and not choke to death in the process. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He said with a slight choke: “Gareth was the best of us.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Arthur tries dragging me away, and I only step back because he’s begging me and my name is a choked breath and he’s crying and he’s probably more scared than that five-year-old kid. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z As the iron band was placed around her neck, Amari felt as if she would choke. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione stopped dead, her jaw hanging; Ron choked a little over his soup. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Most of the mound centers were in the middle of trackless mangrove swamps or up narrow, unmapped rivers choked with water hyacinth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Smoke was choking me and the fire was licking at my face, making me gasp. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy grabbed Joe by the neck, choking him while his two friends tried to pull him off. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I almost choked on a gob of mashed potatoes. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Tayo felt the choking in his throat; he blinked his eyes hard and didn’t say anything. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “The weddin’ beads that Pa gave her,” Mama said, her voice choking a little. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Fiona hands me a napkin, and I wipe my eyes and choke out, “I love you guys. What did I ever do to deserve you? Thank you so, so much.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I squinted my eyes up real tight and thought crazy hard and after only a minute or two something happened: the guy bent over choking on a chip. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z He stopped, bit his lip, and began to choke up. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He yelled it, choked on it, a snarl-cry of rage at his own carelessness. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then I am right, he has chosen Draco in revenge!” choked Narcissa. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Inej opened her mouth, but panic rose up, tightening her throat, choking the words before they could come out. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ugwu nearly choked when he came close and realized that the rotten smell came from her water: it had previously been used to soak cassava, perhaps for days, and was being reused. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She tried to roar, but the sound was choked. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I'd been worried I might get choked up at the Slater funeral, turn it into some sort of personal weep-fest for all the people who’d checked out on me over the last eight months. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He was a foul fog, a choking murk of evil vapors, looming and slithering on the ivory floor. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I haven’t had anything to eat since choking down that peanut butter sandwich that Ma made for me this morning. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I can’t stay here, suffocated by my thoughts, choking on my dark memories. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The knot in my tie seemed to have gotten tighter, like it had come to life and was choking me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They will find their way into rivers and streams, and even travel for miles out into oceans, where they will choke fish and endanger marine mammals. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z In a choking voice, I said, “Yes, sir. I’m all right.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We sank in a hurry, and his grip tightened, choking me, as soon as the water closed over our heads. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z They beat him with their bare fists, slammed him to the floor, and choked him. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Then I realized I was the one choking him—I was holding on to his tie so tightly—so I let go. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “It isn’t...always so easy, you know,” she choked. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I choked on my words, only managing by sheer willpower to keep from wringing Frankie’s neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His red eyes popped out of his head as he choked on it. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “You could have—” He choked on his own words. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z His feet were sore, the day was sunny and hot, and the streets were choked with tourists. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Frankie, there—” I choked on my words “—there is something terribly wrong with me.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Hazel sat choking with nausea and disgust as Kehaar lifted it entire and beat it against a beech root, so that small fragments flew round them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to call your name and I choked on it. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My jaw dropped and I choked on my words. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I ran blindly back into the building, coughing and choking, my lungs and eyes on fire. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The air grew thick, hard to breathe without choking. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Anya couldn’t even scream, she just made a small choking sound as Sigurd yanked her to him. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Someone get him water,” some man says, patting my back as I continue choking. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z ‘Poor old Bill!’ he said in a choking voice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And his thinking and feeling in this way made the choking tightness rising from the pit of his stomach to his throat slacken a little. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I tried a few times but kept choking up, unable to get beyond the first sentences. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I hope I don’t choke on live TV!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But as quickly as it had begun, the laughter choked off, and Taisin let out a moan as if she were in pain. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Marcus grabs for Izzi, but I shove her out of the way, and his arm wraps around my neck instead, choking off my air. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And then all of a sudden, I got choked up — which, of course, was becoming a pattern with me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That difficulty Hercules solved by choking the life out of him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still calling and crying, choking water, alarmed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, my sweet lord,” I sputtered, choking down a mouthful, “what is this? Fermented motor oil?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Far too much methane gas is entering the atmosphere already, it will choke out the oxygen and perhaps cause the entire earth to become a giant greenhouse. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "Jaime?" he croaked, almost choking on the blood that filled his mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Instead of burning quickly, the green chips smoldered and filled the hollow log with thick, choking smoke. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “This showed up when”—she choked on the words Dharma Raja—“claimed me.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I locked my legs around his waist and secured my arms in a choke hold around his neck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then came the anger, boiling up in the back of his throat until he was like to choke upon the taste. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I think you need to be in the movie,” Maddie said, almost choking with laughter. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Hands closed around her throat, hard as stone, choking her.- A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With every camera gleefully trained on him, I have just enough time to release the small, choked sound in my throat and compose myself. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Someone threw a firebomb through a broken window, and the panic-stricken passengers, choking from the dense cloud of smoke, escaped through an emergency exit seconds before the bus burst into flames. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed a miracle that it could obscure my vision but not cause me to choke: The gas mask worked. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I choked and coughed and thought I was going to die. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In a choking voice, I asked, “Why did they have to die? Why must I hurt so? What have I done wrong?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Cigarettes of any kind make me choke, so I don’t smoke them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “If you strike that dog again, I’ll kill you,” he at last managed to say in a choking voice. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z When truth is buried underground, it grows, it chokes, it gathers such an explosive force that on the day it bursts out, it blows up everything with it. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Just then the guy in the other bed took a choking fit, and the three of us just looked very uncomfortable until that was over. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Cebolleta people salvaged lumber and tin from the shack, but they had no use for the barbed wire any more; the last bony cattle wandering the dry canyons had died in choking summer duststorms. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, they own everything. They choke you off the face of the earth. They like God. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Cyclops choked, trying to swallow the unexpected pill. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Powell wound his arm around Robinson’s neck in a choke hold, and the sergeant braced himself for the knife that was sure to follow at any moment. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I stay underwater for as long as I can, until I’m choking and spluttering, but at least I’m not crying anymore. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It is crowded and filthy and stinking, with open sewers, unpaved roads, and choking air thick with dust. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Will God...” he began, and choked a little. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Fine,” I say, almost choking on the word. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The words did not sound—they choked in his throat—but his eyes asked the question all the same. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I don't want to live with grandma,” Conor said, his voice suddenly strong and filled with a thickness that felt like it was choking him. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z At last he was able to bring forth a choked whisper: ‘Fiend.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I get through half before I think I might choke on it, or on the tears I can feel starting up. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He dropped to his knees and nearly choked on the gulps of air he took in. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “A magnum,” Dad said, his voice choked with gratitude as he eased the big bottle from the bag. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Gently, she touched his brow, swallowing the fear that wanted to choke her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I heard her voice catch, as if she were choking back tears. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The gasping pools were choked with ash and crawling muds, sickly white and grey, as if the mountains had vomited the filth of their entrails upon the lands about. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I couldn’t bend over a drinking fountain and take medication that way; I either choked or accidentally spit my pills all over the basin. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I saw roads choked with dilapidated cars, motorcycle rickshaws, and battered minibuses that served as public transportation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “Emma, it hurts to look at that text message, Mom saying she’ll never see us again, ever,” he began, choking on his own words. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A rolling billow of smoke surged toward her, choking and blinding her until it passed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z From a scramble of contenders I got one of the jugs, elbowed off a counterattack, opened it, sampled it, choked, and then went through with my original plan by stopping Brinker’s mouth with it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone had tried to choke her to death a few hours ago. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I just need some time,” she says, choking on each word. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Leave it alone,” Gwystyl choked, fanning himself with an edge of his robe. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Brian positioned him first on his back and then decided he might choke and moved him over onto his side, in the center of the raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z When she was loud, he was too—and then softer when she got choked up with emotion and her voice dwindled. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “It don’t matter which way I die,” he said; but his voice choked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I’m too busy choking on his body spray. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Nhamo almost choked on the sweet, fiery substance, but Rosa refused to go until she finished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He tugged at the collar of his shirt as if it choked him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon she was choking on anything she tried to eat. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Big and hard as it had got, it wouldn’t probably come back out without a whole lot of choking involved. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “No, no, it is I who must thank you, mademoiselle”—says he, in French—“for you have mended my choke!” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He choked a bit on the acorn pancakes—they are a little flat and hard—but Bando got out some of his blueberry jam and smothered the pan-cakes with an enormous portion. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z What if it choked down or went dead, the whole town watching? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Minho’s face reddened as he squeezed his hands together like he was choking someone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Lauren immediately choked on a bite of her salad and her dad had to thump her on the back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Cooter edged close to me and choked out, “Well, sir, at least you dies quick and ain’t left to do much suffering.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z My throat was choked up and my eyes were filled with tears. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z How ridiculous—an old lady gives her a moldy book she has no use for, and she chokes up. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Inside there was an explosion of laughter, hysterical, tension-breaking laughter that left my brothers choking and whacking each other across the shoulders. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom glances at the camera and chokes back words. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Instead I coughed, trying to get the smoke choking me to come out. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get enough air, and every time I opened my mouth, I felt like I was going to choke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They hugged Deen good-bye and choked back their tears, or didn’t, and straggled back to their cabins. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When they were clean and he could breathe normally without choking, he went back to Derek. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Sage started choking again, and Candace reached around me to pound his back some more. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I could still choke on the memory of goat meat if I thought about it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We veered into a swampy area choked with marsh grass. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And when you said "Sorry” to them when they choked or tripped or encountered misfortune, they replied, eyes wide with surprise, "Oh, it’s not your fault.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We stepped back from the nest, nice and easy, choking on the reek. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Occasionally, a gust of wind swooped down through the vent and forced a cloud of choking blubber smoke into the cramped space, driving the men outside to gasp for air. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I asked, choking back the tears of relief and something else, something deeply rooted, something wounded and mad. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The place was filthy and the old pines hewed down and those left standing were dying, and the pools in the courts were choked with refuse. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z In the ambulance at the quarry, the paramedic had said the choking feeling was probably my brain’s response to the accident. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Inside the building, folks must be coughing, choking from smoke. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Conditions below were almost unbearable: the stinking, rotting sleeping bags made the air putrid, and the molting hairs choked the men as they tried to gasp for breath. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z One day he was walking along the Charles River, and a cold burst of wind left him choking for air. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pima screamed and then choked off her pain, whimpering. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Talking to my dog,” I finally choke out. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Maybe, in a battlefield choked with the tormented thoughts of broken men, he cannot hear mine. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The street was a noisy lane in a maze of alleyways choked with pedestrians, bicycles, and rickshaws. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Some guy tried to choke me,” I whispered in a raspy voice. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was about to call out, anything, a wild cry, but just in time she realized that it might wake Will or Lyra and make them reveal themselves, and she choked it back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Jethro felt choked with grief, but he drew a sleeve across his eyes and tried to look at his brother without further weeping. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She choked up, but Leo knew what she meant. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A foul, sweet smell rose from the wound, so thick it almost choked her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was still choking from the dirt that flew around him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “The one in the pajamas is the kid who tried to choke me on the bus. The other one, that’s his mother. They’re fighting over my apology letter.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody had taken a lawnmower and mowed the words choke artist lives here into the grass. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Why couldn’t they save it?” she asks, and her voice is choked. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Then he choked and said, “Alas! Ear wax!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The man grappled with her for a moment, then twisted her into a choke hold. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They took his dare, and once Jean Louise thought Jem would choke the life out of her, but he let her go eventually: Atticus was there. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I could hardly speak; my heart was so full that even those words seemed to choke me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z When he tells the story, he has to pause, for maybe a minute, choking back grief. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Barry wiped his eyes and somehow choked out the word “yes.” I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z I ran, choking and coughing as I plunged. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He opens his mouth, gasping for air, but instead chokes on a mouthful of mud. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Winterfell’s great main gates were closedand barred, and so choked with ice and snow that the portcullis would need to be chipped free before it could be raised. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She saw Luke standing in the shadows, which admittedly would have terrified anybody, and nearly choked on the wine. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He knew what I was trying to say, I knew what he wanted to ask, and neither of us could find the words to choke out amid the smoke and screams. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Hidden, that is, until the software called it into memory—and choked. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z When the audience finally settles down, he chokes out a quiet "Thank you" and returns to his seat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I thought maybe she should move her head up and down, but wouldn’t that choke her? Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Most important, he had a plan, and he couldn’t carry it out if his nose was full of snot and his throat was choked up. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Hall had booked us at the Garuda Hotel, a friendly, funky establishment in the heart of Thamel, Kathmandu’s frenetic tourist district, on a narrow avenue choked with cycle rickshas and street hustlers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I was crying so hard that the words were getting choked down in my throat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She was choking on it and couldn’t exhale. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He did not disagree with his aunty, though, because he was too choked with expectation, too busy imagining his new life away from the village. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Taught her how to crawl along the walls of buildings, disappear into doorways, cut across comers in choked traffic—how to do anything, move anywhere to avoid a whiteboy over the age of eleven. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he lay there in the mud, choking and sobbing for breath. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent it in the hospital watching him choke on his food and water. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Water in my mouth, making me choke, but there’s air, too. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It choked him like weeds and rot and colonies of vermin, clogging and staining him, stagnant and fetid, so that nothing so noble as love, or—gods above—forgiveness, could ever claim space in him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Yes. Thank you, Mrs. Murphy,” I say, choking out the words. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He gritted his teeth, choking to keep his name to himself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Pipkin had cried and trembled piteously at the death of Scabious, and Acorn and Speedwell had been seized with convulsive choking as Bluebell told of the poisonous gas that murdered underground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m here, Hazel,” said Dandelion, in a kind of choking gasp. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I fight to breathe without choking on the stench of the fish. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him everything, though my voice choked up when I explained about Beckendorf. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Tiny pebbles scratched my cheeks and nose, and I choked on the smell of tar and rubber. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z All Reggie did was slowly reach for his own neck where Mong was choking him, and then he stood up carefully and went back to cooking dinner. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “It chokes!” he shouted again, jumping for joy. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Alone, I sit up, choking on my own fear. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z When the girl turns Miss Saunders’s way, I almost choke on my spit. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Between them and the smoking mountain, and about it north and south, all seemed ruinous and dead, a desert burned and choked. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I choked back the hysteria that threatened to explode, but a small giggle managed to get out despite my efforts. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He could feel his throat choking again and his eyes watering. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I was practically choking trying not to laugh. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z And I run, choking, my bag banging against my back, my face cut with branches that materialize from the gray haze without warning, because I know I am supposed to run. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When Ned's horse lurched back to its feet, he tried to rise, only to fall again, choking on his scream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And Mistress Jemima’s father gives them each a silver groat to hold the stool down under the foul green water for a long time, to see if I’d choke on it.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Trucks, cars and a trolley choked the street, waiting for the corner light to change. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Carmen had read about a kind of snake that wrapped itself around its prey, choking it to death. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The sky choked on smoke and ash, and the people did, too, spending their days coughing and itching, their eyes turned forever toward the ground. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Just like in the dream, her voice felt choked by a freezing hand, as if her lungs were already filled with water. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Across the room they were pounding someone on the back to keep him from choking. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I let out a wild laugh, almost choking over the yam as the scene spun before me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s as if he were to say in a restaurant, “Yes, I’ll have some more coffee and, ah, I’m choking on a chicken bone.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Hearing kids stumble and choke their way through it a dozen times makes it into so much ear-cracking noise after a while. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll go with you,” I said, but my voice was all sobby and choked, so I cleared my throat and said it again. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The priest could get a splinter that would make his tongue swell to the size of a turnip and that’s enough to choke you and kill you entirely. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A scan showed that he had a growth in his throat that had become so enlarged he was practically choking on it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z One lunges at us in 3D and tries to choke me and Arthur blasts him to death. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I imagine the child my mother was, crouched in one of those lean-tos, scrambling for weapons because they meant an ounce of safety, choking on smoke to keep warm in the winter. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was like a foul pillow held tightly to their faces, cutting off their air, choking them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z But he must have, for the maester choked out a reply. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Petra wanted to giggle, but instead choked on her cake and had to wash it down with a scalding gulp of Earl Grey. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The river’s waters run freely at this time, mostly empty of the barges and canoes that choke it in the morning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Poe laughs midsip of his milk shake, but he sputters and begins to choke. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Already trying to ignore them, or really, trying not to show them how choked up I was, or how close to screaming. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Instead of calming him down, this only increased his irritation, and he felt as if he were choking. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d take off on the run through the Cleopatra grove, choking on the smoke, tripping in the dark. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I was going to choke to death or something. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The choking dust was so thick that it shut out the sun. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Audrey turned red; I thought she was choking on her tongue. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I felt immediate shame, hot and choking, for the last thing I’d said. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In places it was now faint and overgrown, or choked with fallen stones and trees; but at one time it seemed to have been much used. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But before they could fire, a choking gasp came from one of the Tartars, and a cry of surprise from another. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Peering down at the ground passing below, Tally could hardly make out anything in the weed- choked darkness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When they brought her another shift, she pulled it down over her head and thanked them, choking upon the words. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There's a choked sound to her voice, and I swallow the lump of dread in my throat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I must have looked like I was choking because Fiona said, “You all right?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I could not speak because of this terrible choking feeling. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I take out my sickles, ready to end her, when Katherine makes a choked sound. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I was trying hard to choke back the tears when I felt his hand on my shoulder. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing came—no answers, no remembrances, no insights— only the choking white waves of the fog. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Tad coughed and choked out, “There are two of us down here on the second floor.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The newsreels and magazines were choked with images of blazing artillery and bodies half sunk in the sand of a beach somewhere. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Enraged, I caught up, reached around her neck, and choked her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I come this close to choking on a knockoff Cheerio. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He tried to describe it: Air choked with death. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I think we got a big-assed choke dog on our hands,” said one at halftime. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It boiled out of her: pain and anger and choking, bitter disappointment. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Father looked like he was choking on a bone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was amazing how instantaneously the choking fear vanished, amazing how suddenly the feeling of security washed over me — even before I was off the street — as soon as I heard his voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Listen to her whispery voice and her laugh, which was like someone choking. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I felt like I was choking on my fear. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I started to gag and choke, and I had to get out of the lab for fresh air. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “No booty calls,” Alex tells him, and Henry chokes on a laugh. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘Better. I... I have to admit, when I was choking on that poison, I kept thinking about Akhlys, the misery goddess in Tartarus. I almost destroyed her with poison.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A recurring bit includes one of them choking on French fries; commedia dell’arte experience helpful. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He hung that way for several minutes, choking and heaving and gasping for air, fighting to clear the picture of die pilot from his mind. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The telephone in the home in East Elmhurst rang considerably longer than usual, and Sister Betty, when she answered, sounded strained, choked up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Neville clutched the sleeve of Harry’s robe and made a choking noise. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She opened the hand that hadn’t been choking him and looked at the matches she’d picked up off the bathroom floor. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point, maddened by his own crying, he gagged, choked and looked as though he was strangling to death. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “You guys are the best,” I finally choke out, wiping the tears away. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It has made itself a home in the wild forest of our great cities, amid the rank and choking vegetation of slums! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z "Mr. Norton, sir," I said in a choked voice, "it's time we were getting back to the campus. You'll miss your appointments . . ." He didn't even look at me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The main character had a stunning resemblance to Javier, and the laughter choked him as his throat began to close up again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was a light at the end of the room, and in the light a man came walking, walking through the rock, and Bod heard Scarlett choking back a scream. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A scent of ancient decay choked his nostrils. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z To go alone in an airplane for the first time used to be so exciting that it nearly choked you. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them the great horde might tear the earth and muddy the rivers and send up clouds of choking dust, but the fields ahead of them were always green and verdant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Behind me Mike was choking on laugh balls. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “I mean, no one can really be... you see, biologically, there’re certain things we all—” The words choked off. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I can feel the choking in my throat that always starts right before the tears. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “We thank you, Señor, for these gifts,” Tío Carlos begins, but he chokes up. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “Where’s he gonna be at?” the boy asked after he had swallowed the great lump that filled up his throat and choked him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Ba went into the main room, he made a choking noise that caused Minli and Ma to come running. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He was jabbing God with his finger, trying to free Him, choking on Him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I choked, helping her to take it off. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Why was this young man choking you? You didn’t do something to provoke him, did you?” asked Mr. Eberhardt. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The mouth was wide open and ripped at the corners as though she had choked a little in giving up the tremendous vitality she had stored so long. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She placed Baby on her lap and forced bits of mashed yam into her mouth, and when Baby choked and started to cry, Olanna, too, fought tears. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She munched a strip of dried kudu meat and choked down some of the horrid, tasteless water-lily bulbs as she made plans. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him about the hairy hands that came at my throat in the middle of the night, the hands that wanted to choke me for not saving Mama. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Baba kept choking him until the young mother, the one the Russian officer had fancied, begged him to stop. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Why not? Suddenly Mirren starts choking. Gagging, like she might vomit. Bending over at the waist, her skin damp and pale. “You okay?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I snorted and choked, but they never heard me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice quavered now, like someone speaking at a funeral, choked with emotion. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And I had read reports of these officers choking mechanics, shooting construction workers, slamming suspects through the glass doors of shopping malls. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z On the ride horsemen galloped to and fro, but all the street seemed to be choked with great covered wains going south. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He tries to scream again, but all that comes out is a muffled choking that makes him want to throw up. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I wake to choking darkness and gasp for breath, trying to push away the walls of my quarters. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z How I’d squeeze my eyes shut and choke down a scream every time a set of headlights nailed us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She has wide eyes, runny mascara, and wears a pearl choker that looks like it might actually be choking her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She fought the bile that begged to choke her, begged to end this before it went any further. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The fire alarm is drowning out my cries, and I’m choking, but I still call for him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The Bull took off like a bullet; Virgil pushed himself up and ran after him, saying, “No! No! No!” in the loudest voice he could manage without choking. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Even the words stuck in his throat, as if to choke him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His throat hurt with a great lump choking him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks at me and shrugs, then chokes completely and misses the windmill. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The scent of my burning flesh chokes me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He heard the man yell: “Open that door! I’m choking!” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He won’t listen to anything and hits out, his mouth is wet and pours out words, half choked, meaningless words. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We tore at the water and sputtered and choked as black swells slapped our faces. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Healthy young men didn't die like that, choking over a whisky and soda.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The old woman laughed so hard and so suddenly that Tristran thought that she was choking. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “She didn’t dare not to. That would be resisting the revolution—she would have been beaten to ...” An Yi choked again. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "They say it grows so cold up here in winter that a man's laughter freezes in his throat and chokes him to death," Ned said evenly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Brother Jack looked as if he would choke; he raised his hand, signaling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I could not hear his jokes, I heard the king roar with laughter and cough until his face grew purple and he began to choke. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Harry glanced again at the raw-looking thing that trembled and choked in the shadow beneath the distant chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z No one was choking her, no one was hitting her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had to try to put food and water down Derek’s throat, and if he did that he might choke him and kill him. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z They hung stale in the fetid air, choking her, making her head pound each time they echoed in her mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She gasps for air, chokes under the pressure of my fingers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew Honor to a halt at the edge of the moat, a deep trench lined with stone, its green waters choked by scum. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once she choked and went under, but she kept going and didn’t lose any face. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Our supervisor’s cute—the old wagon. I hope she chokes.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The virus was hitting families selectively, but no one understood this because the flow of news coming from upriver was being choked off. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I start munching on my snack of cut-up apples before we even get to the portables, and I’m eating them so fast, I start to choke. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Jack, who had said nothing, began to choke and cough, and a gust of wind set all three spluttering. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Valerian may have been planning my murder since the day he choked me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was something tragic in the wall of invisible mesh he’d hung to choke the life from them while they traveled to the rhythm of an urging they could not deny. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I am,” Ophie said, but a powerful urge to cry choked off her words and sent her gaze to the tips of her toes. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “No, I... I choked on a fish bone once, I can’t eat fish.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z While he was gone, his wife choked on food and died. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The sword whistled, one rider gave a choking cry. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Damp yellow sand choking him, filling his nostrils first, and then his eyes as he struggled against it, fought to keep his eyes open to see. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Too much and I choke and cough, and we have to start all over. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Beefy,” choked out Seven before breaking into a run. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I gasped, choking as I pulled air into my lungs. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z This was the ghost who always died violently before reappearing at her place at the table, and Ophie worried that she did not have time for much conversation before the woman choked. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Coming out into the grass near the lane, they found the darkness behind the headlights full of the fumes of exhaust—a hostile, choking smell that added to their confusion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to speak in a cool, calm way, but the zombie rose up in my throat and choked me off. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He sat in his room, gripping his hands tightly together until he stopped choking. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He shook his head, choked, realized that he was close to crying. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “Better choke something down quick,” he said to the boys. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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