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

"We also feed them conch slop and algae smoothies," Alizee explains.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

He blew into a conch to begin the ceremony and sang a song.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding