conga

Example Sentences

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On social media this weekend, Trump applauded a picture of a map showing a conga line of vessels sailing to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The rosé flows, club music plays at tolerable volumes and you won’t find any conga lines or overserved patrons dancing on tables for Instagram likes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 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 Bruins displayed their usual high energy in practice this week, breaking out a conga line.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2024

The old men all raised their instruments at once, and the room filled with a shock of horns over the gentle footsteps of conga drums.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older