'managed to choke' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to express that someone was able to struggle and eventually control their emotions, or if they were able to barely swallow or get something down. For example: She managed to choke back a sob as the funeral procession passed by.
But Blatter managed to choke off any debate and is widely expected to secure victory in the vote of 209 national associations next Friday.
Lincoln eventually managed to choke out a thank-you message to Meade, assuring the touchy general how "very — very — grateful" he was "for the magnificent success you gave the cause of the country at Gettysburg".
His talk of raising the top tax bracket to just under 40%, and making sure that millionaires pay at least as high a rate as their secretaries, is a far cry from François Hollande, let alone Robespierre.Mr Obama has even managed to choke out a few kind words about private equity, which, he says, is "a healthy part of the free market", manned, in many cases, by "folks who do good work".
As she handed me the flowers, I managed to choke out a thank you and tried to express that this meant the world to me.
There was an impotence to today's proceedings, you couldn't help but admire the smooth policing, the way they managed to choke the spirit out of things.
But Hate was turning his attention toward Mike, just managing to choke the words out.
But he still doesn't say much, and the few grudging sentences he does manage to choke out are functional, entirely unmemorable.
I just about manage to choke back the waterworks as I move in for a sweaty hug with Tinch, who swiftly sidesteps out of the way.
One afternoon, my dad manages to choke out a request: If I die, could I please be buried near their home, rather than on the East coast, so that he can visit me?
He took the fight on short notice, and after four rounds of back and forth action, Henderson managed to sink in the choke picking up a performance of the night bonus in the process.
Finally, she managed to say in a choked voice, "We'll be there for you".
