conk
Example Sentences
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It could be the cells in the body reach a critical number of mutations and then conk out.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2022
They’d be fairly likely to conk out from boredom before the 5-year-old pilots in.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2018
His flamboyant conk is now steely gray, slicked back over his thinning crown.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2018
When your appliances conk out, you can save water with Energy Star-rated washers or dishwashers, which use about half as much water.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2018
It’s just a softening, like the last comb stroke through the hair that makes it hold the conk.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
