conga line

noun

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web How about to have elephants dance in a conga line? —

Skyler Kardell, National Geographic, 24 Sep. 2020 We’re trapped in a conga line of tourists, each group with its own guide who’s holding their smartphones, taking Instagram-worthy shots. —

Lisa Chase, Outside Online, 6 July 2020 Minutes earlier teachers and staff formed a social-distanced conga line outside the main entrance, dancing to uplifting tunes in celebration of the annual tradition. —

Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 3 Sep. 2020 The hermit crabs form a sort of conga line ordered from largest to smallest crab. —

Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 9 Mar. 2015 Turn on some music and form a conga line through the house, or listen to an entertaining podcast. —

Time, 12 Jan. 2023 There was a mixed conga line, players and families and kids. —

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023 Imagine no conga line of traffic leading to or from a resort. —

Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Dec. 2022 Witnessing a conga line of dozens of bright satellites marching through the night sky has surprised — and occasionally unsettled — many around the world in recent years. —

Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2021 See More

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