conked

past tense of conk

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Aemond kills the old man anyway, and then kills his sons, though not before being stabbed in the back himself.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • When Chox Choc’s uncle tried to intervene, the teen stabbed him in the heart as well, the prosecutor said.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • In the seventh inning Friday at American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers catcher clubbed a 1-2 pitch from Chicago Cubs reliever Jayden Murray that sailed 449 feet to left-center field.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • The only offense against Burns came in the third inning, when Ben Rice clubbed his 22nd home run to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Another turn in a winning season that would have seemed improbable two months ago, when the Phillies flailed and manager Rob Thomson lost his job.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Crow-Armstrong flailed and pounded the offering into the ground.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Many on the right lashed out at conservative justices who joined the majority decision.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The sting of the Australian box jellyfish has been described as being lashed with a whip dipped in burning acid, and is powerful enough to kill an adult in as little as two minutes!
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Trump slashed access to healthcare benefits and prohibited deferred action holders from obtaining or using commercial driver’s licenses.
    Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Cuts to funding for people with disabilities, rising tuition costs and slashed teacher salaries would all be on the table, said Fogle, a Springfield Democrat.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • With one out and runners on first and second, the Athletics’ Lawrence Butler smashed a line drive at second baseman Casey Schmitt, who speared the ball and quickly fired a throw to shortstop Willy Adames for a potential inning-ending double play.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Roman Reigns speared Fatu through the barricade.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Rising gas prices from the war in Iran have sapped potential investment money from American pocketbooks.
    Aly J Yale, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Little surprise that the pair explore the wider context of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, namely the military dictatorship that sapped national pride and heaped enormous pressure on a team — one who’d stunk up the tournament four years earlier — to restore it.
    Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Fae introduced Amad for No 8 Christ Inao Oulai and switched Bonny with Elye Wahi in a like-for-like change.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Many students may not even have an analog clock in their home, and some schools have even switched to digital clocks.
    Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 June 2026
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“Conked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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