Our basketball team began to choke up in the last quarter.
A courtroom lawyer must never choke up under pressure.
The only top official to choke up was the Secretary of State. . . . he created a problem by insisting on solving a problem that was not acute(William Safire)
His voice would choke up, he is sure.
So I wasn't as taken by surprise when I started to choke up during my wedding today.
