conked (out)

past tense of conk (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for conked (out)
Verb
  • Adams Earley died in 2002 at age 83 in Dayton.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • One person died and three others were hospitalized following a fire at a residential complex in Bridgeport on Monday.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • There’s a lot of melodramatic potential in this material — particularly one late-breaking narrative development that has felled many talented artists in the past.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2025
  • The 21-year-old had just reached another level on offense this season before being felled by a major ailment.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The off-duty officer was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle westbound when the driver of the Accord failed to yield the right-of-way and turned in front of the motorcycle, a DPS spokesperson said in a news release.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Ice in contact with a moldy chute and a knife in contact with a trash can while being used are two of the reasons an Oakland Park grocery store failed state inspection Tuesday.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Existing home sales fell to levels last seen during the financial crisis as housing affordability measured by the National Association of Realtors collapsed.
    Matthew A. Winkler Bloomberg Opinion (TNS), arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The 150ft section of the pier that collapsed, which included a restroom, was being worked on after it had been damaged by storms in the past.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Of the 181 people onboard, 179 perished.
    Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Most of the animals that perished were small birds, according to officials.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The teams will certainly have their work cut out for them, according to a breakdown of the second-quarter earnings.
    Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Leland Lazarus, who studies China's role in Latin America at Florida International University, told NPR that Rubio will have his work cut out, because China is a major trading partner across Latin America.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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