conk
Example Sentences
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Desolate streets and mobile phones that conk out from the heat: what life has been like in Cagliari, a popular Italian vacation spot, recently.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
It could be the cells in the body reach a critical number of mutations and then conk out.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2022
Apple won’t say how many months of use or charge cycles AirPod batteries can withstand, but some owners have reported they conk out as soon as 18 months.
From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2019
They’d be fairly likely to conk out from boredom before the 5-year-old pilots in.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2018
With my wild zoot suit I wore the yellow knob-toe shoes, and I frizzled my hair up into a reddish bush of conk.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
