cone

Example Sentences

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“After enough vacations came and went, a cone of silence took hold.”

From Los Angeles Times

Families popped it over wood stoves; peddlers sold it in paper cones at circuses, carnivals and busy promenades.

From The Wall Street Journal

Once we both have a waffle cone in hand, Emma leads me to a wooden bench in front of the library.

From Literature

The line at the ice cream stand was shorter than it had been all day, so they got their cones quickly, Maya-Jade ordering the strawberry and chocolate without even asking his preference.

From Literature

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