conch

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

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

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

To be held at a brand-new $300-million venue in the shape of a conch shell, the menu will feature Indian food with a special emphasis on millets, a grain the country has been promoting.

From Reuters ● Sep. 6, 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

Ralph looked at him doubtfully and laid the conch on the tree trunk.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Signs assembled from vehicle tires line a dusty pedestrian route from the paved road to her gas station — a cleverly suggestive Shell station, apparently, given the chrome conches adorning the pump handles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025

Police said a witness told them a man caught the conches and then cooked and ate the sea snails at his campsite.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

Another neglected hazard is decompression sickness among divers forced to make repeated deep dives, a common problem in harvesting lobster, sea cucumbers and conches, the report said.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022

In its most extreme examples, ears twist like conches, teeth and eyes multiply, and hair melts into nothingness.

From The Verge ● Mar. 5, 2019

Immediately there was a loud blowing of sea-shells, conches and so forth, and a stout, jolly-looking gentleman appeared seated on a well-blown-up cloud above the battlements.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they charged Burley David Smith, 67, with a felony for catching and consuming two queen conchs while the suspect was fishing on Wisteria Island.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

And the Bahamas National Trust, a non-profit that manages national parks, is working to get fishers tools to help them measure conchs to ensure they’re big enough to harvest.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

The conchs are often cracked open with a hammer on the beach soon after they’re harvested, the meat swiftly removed and the shells discarded.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

Some conchs stay safe by living in remote or deep water.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2022

Sanjaya said, 'All those kings, possessed of arms that resembled spiked bludgeons, then proceeded towards their tents, filled with joy and blowing their conchs on their way.

From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan