He choked back tears and remained silent for long minutes.

Don't choke back tears if you start to cry at a meeting.

Several of them stopped and started again, barely able to choke back tears.

"I'll try to do this with class," he said before choking back tears.

"All that's happened to me, especially in the last couple of months, has been really hard," she told the crowd, choking back tears.

She choked back tears, pushed the door, and walked quickly to her desk.

"I am available to you through June," he said, choking back tears.

Choking back tears, he made a statement to the court and to the families of the victims.

"I moved in three weeks ago and nothing made it out," he said, choking back tears.

Both father and son choked back tears as they addressed the crowd.