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

Time will tell, but for now Californians — and most of America — are stuck doing the same old clock-face conga on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 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

“You’re striking the keys like they’re conga drums. This is a very delicate instrument. The touch has to be light, light...”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago