conk

Example Sentences

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It could be the cells in the body reach a critical number of mutations and then conk out.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2022

John has insomnia, but before I conk out at 1 a.m. we’ll also watch a little “House Hunters” on HGTV, which acts as the ideal narcotic.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2020

The Frames battery has never really made it through the day — they conk out after three hours of constant music streaming at 60 percent volume.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2020

But 2-year-olds are old enough to get bored and also have too much energy to conk out easily.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2019

The ironic thing is that I have never heard any woman, white or black, express any admiration for a conk.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey