conch

Example Sentences

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Chipped conch shells and scattered bone whistles point to a musical ambience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

The race starts any time from midnight to noon on race day, with one hour till race start signalled by blowing a conch.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

Officers reported finding two empty conch shells next to a pot and an active fire.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Under the international bridge connecting Eagle Pass, Texas, with Piedras Negras, Mexico, protesters gathered at Shelby Park this month, chanting “save the river” and blowing a conch shell in a ceremony.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2023

This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding