conked

Example Sentences

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"Having to go out in the dark every time the generator conked out."

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

I had to replace an air conditioner motor that just couldn’t keep up and conked out.

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

It wasn’t until a week later that Shute realized how seriously her cognitive function had declined after her AC conked out.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2023

In some neighborhoods, toilets don’t flush because sewage plants have conked out.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2021

I admire any Negro man who has never had himself conked, or who has had the sense to get rid of it—as I finally did.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey