conch

Example Sentences

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Hold a conch shell up to your ear and you can hear the sound of the sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Protesters blew conch shells - the sound is considered auspicious.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2024

The Mexican government most recently opened a comment window in April 2021, when the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a proposal to list the queen conch, but the group never heard back.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2023

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Hands were reaching for the conch in the light of the setting sun.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding