cone
Example Sentences
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He'll go to the World Cup as chief cone organiser, perhaps.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The cone of possible outcomes from here is wide.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
Human color vision depends on three types of cone cells in the eye, sensitive to red, blue and green light.
From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026
I want an actual functioning cone of silence at work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026
Pouncey is about as romantic as an orange traffic cone.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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