| When I returned to class I was so overwhelmed at their thoughtfulness I choked up for the first time in front of my students and couldn't speak. |
| I was the one who read aloud the award citation as it was presented to her, and my voice choked up a bit. |
| He choked up while describing a little boy who had been deceived by a charlatan faith healer. |
| He was obviously choked up and didn't know what to do about it, being of that age when men didn't cry. |
| Franken choked up repeatedly as he related the stories involving his father, whom he obviously loved. |
| He froze and lay close to the ground, his entire body choked up with uncontrollable fear. |
