conga

Example Sentences

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This neighbor ended up teaching young Melvin to play conga drums and introduced him to his first bass teacher.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Sometimes, as has been documented in a BBC series narrated by David Attenborough, they swap shells in a conga line, in which each crab puts on a shell discarded by a larger companion.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

The festival has been running since 2019, and hosts a mullet contest, conga dancing and a range of hairdressers on site.

From BBC • May 13, 2024

“But salsa was a beat that they picked up in the street. And they wore it down so long that they put it in a conga and that’s where salsa began.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Our conga line became a chain of dog-paddlers swimming in a knot behind her.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs