cone

Example Sentences

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This “cone of silence,” which has since been noted in other volcanic eruptions, meant that anyone close to the mountain didn’t hear the blast.

From Literature

We take turns dribbling the ball in a figure eight around cones and then pass to each other.

From Literature

These trees even needed wildfires to reproduce—their seed cones only opened up when exposed to extreme heat.

From Literature

Rodriguez, his girlfriend and other demonstrators said the cones never came close to hitting the officers.

From Los Angeles Times

A spokesperson for the Santa Ana Police Department said the only violence they were aware of that night were demonstrators tossing orange cones at the agents.

From Los Angeles Times