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
Everybody had a new car and a conk.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2021
They’d be fairly likely to conk out from boredom before the 5-year-old pilots in.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2018
When your appliances conk out, you can save water with Energy Star-rated washers or dishwashers, which use about half as much water.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2018
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
