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

Eduardo told me they couldn’t handle the rent on a $650 backyard unit in Lynwood, so they moved into their Honda Accord, which conked out six months ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2023

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

From Scientific American • Sep. 8, 2023

In some neighborhoods, toilets don’t flush because sewage plants have conked out.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2021

My sharkskin gray “Cab Calloway” zoot suit, the long, narrow, knob-toed shoes, and the four-inch-brimmed pearl-gray hat over my conked fire-red hair, it was just about too much for Mrs. Sweriin.

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