How to Use conga in a Sentence

conga

noun

• High in the stands, Prince William could be seen leading the conga.
  — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• The way their heads crest and fall, while shaking their flightless bodies to do the conga!
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 17 Dec. 2020
• The conga is now a familiar sight and sound in urban parks, on recordings and on stage.
  — John Edward Hasse, WSJ, 20 Apr. 2021
• The cells were forming filaments that snaked over the plate like unruly lines of conga dancers.
  — Peter Radetsky, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
• Trousers with enough give for the conga, for going loco in Acapulco.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2020
• Arnaz played Manuelito Lynch, one of the hunks who also happened to sing and beat the conga drum.
  — Raj Tawney, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
• At the end, the performers will form a conga line with the public that will dance down the exhibition areas.
  — Arturo Arias-Polo, miamiherald, 18 May 2017
• And there’s a huge Congolese heritage in Cuba that became the conga that led to the cha-cha-cha that then came back.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
• Then again, from the view of a teenager, what is a wedding but the ultimate party, complete with open bars, conga lines and a chance to meet a cute stranger?
  — Catherine Hong, New York Times, 12 July 2017
• My eighth notes provided urgency, a racing pulse under the whole thing rather than the original’s sleepy conga.
  — Marc Myers, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2018
• Or swaying to the guitars, ballads and conga drums on the open-air plaza in the ancient town of Trinidad, where music plays for free all day and night.
  — Marla Jo Fisher, idahostatesman, 14 July 2017
• Like the one Orioles starter Dylan Bundy suffered Tuesday night. Bundy’s start against the Kansas City Royals was not only bad enough to get the conga-line GIF treatment, but also an offer of help from the Looney Tunes Twitter account itself.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 8 May 2018
• Her father, a longshoreman, played the conga and had sung with the Cuban bandleader Machito.
  — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
• Although the Pompeyos had their adorable poodles dancing in conga lines across the stage Tuesday, the votes didn't fall in their favor.
  — Brooke Metz, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2017
• After Flansburgh encouraged people seated on the sides to stand up and come closer, a lengthy conga line snaked its way across the arena floor.
  — David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2017
• At his signal, the strings went off on a pizzicato run, buoyed by harps and congas, before dissolving into a bass drum pulse beneath simmering horns.
  — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• But also, maybe, finally learning the difference between a bongo and conga.
  — Joanna Robinson, Vanities, 27 Jan. 2017
• Barely acknowledging the applause and cheers, Shorter stepped to a conga downstage.
  — Jon Garelick, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• The school had a surplus of some items — like dozens of conga drums found in an instrument inventory, still wrapped in plastic — and a shortage of others, like student textbooks.
  — Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
• His number in the show largely introduced and popularized the conga in America.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2021
• The title track from Washington's forthcoming album runs nearly 10 minutes and opens with brass and a deep conga and shaker rhythm.
  — Randall Roberts, latimes.com, 13 Apr. 2018
• Time will tell, but for now Californians — and most of America — are stuck doing the same old clock-face conga on Sunday.
  — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
• The Doodle also showcases iconic salsa instruments such as the piano, conga, trombone, clave, and güiro.
  — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2025
• On that track and others on the album, Scott-Heron’s only musical accompaniment was a conga and bongo drums.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2026
• Percussionist Larry McDonald’s hands and arms fly into a frenzy on the congas, long grey dreads swaying, eyes both fierce and warm.
  — Heather Augustyn, Spin, 10 Oct. 2023
• The singer-songwriter was supported by a full band, including a trumpeter and conga player, as well as musicians on saxophone, bass, guitar, and keyboard.
  — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 18 July 2024
• The title phrase came from a Nigerian musician friend in London, the conga player Jimmy Scott.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024
• At one point, the carts face a mirror for Daisy's dance class and softly sway from side-to-side, mirroring ballet steps, before spinning out into a fierce conga, a moment that put an instant smile on my face.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
• The percussion section is rounded out by David Arroyo on conga and Everado Rey on timbales.
  — Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2018
• And the periodic appearance of a very young conga practitioner (Jordan Vergara on opening night) provides a fun jolt.
  — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 7 June 2018