conked

Example Sentences

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"Having to go out in the dark every time the generator conked out."

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

But my pacemaker battery was running low, and what if it conked out in the middle of an extraction?

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024

I had to replace an air conditioner motor that just couldn’t keep up and conked out.

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

But the ignition on her 2006 Jeep Cherokee recently conked out, and she was told that the part needed was no longer available.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

He was balled up on the floor by the engine, where he had conked out.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin