How to Use conga in a Sentence

conga

noun

• A conga line of 20 airplanes stretched all the way to the airport.
  — Jason Paur, WIRED, 30 July 2009
• And the conga line of hopefuls is still finding its way.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 21 June 2017
• 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
• 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
• The conga-line of young replacements flash like lightning.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 6 July 2017
• 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
• Trousers with enough give for the conga, for going loco in Acapulco.
  — Raven Smith, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2020
• 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
• 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
• The arts—the school’s core mission—have been cleaned out: 10 easels, nine digital pianos, eight heartwood djembes, and four conga drums, all gone.
  — Annie Waldman, Slate Magazine, 19 Sep. 2017
• Mornings at the Didá house are filled with the muted sounds of private tutoring in tambourine or conga drums behind closed doors.
  — New York Times, 30 Jan. 2018
• But the setup is novel: there’s a grid of custom, free-standing conga drums, on adjustable-height steel frames, in the center of the room and a line of heavy bags, like boxers use, against a wall of mirrors.
  — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• 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
• The bridge rhythmically is almost like a bongo/conga part.
  — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
• 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
• 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
• The artist’s new EP opens with a set of interlocking rhythms connecting a four-on-the-floor bass drum, vibraphone-suggestive mid-range loops, a conga in the background and some crazy high-hat action.
  — Randall Robertsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019
• 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
• Barely acknowledging the applause and cheers, Shorter stepped to a conga downstage.
  — Jon Garelick, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• 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
• The all-star New York salsa, charanga and conjunto band made its concert debut 50 years ago and was formed by members of conga master Ray Barretto’s band.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
• As far back as the 1920s, Americans have been dancing to Latin music, starting with the tango, followed by -- not in any exact order -- the samba, the conga, cha-cha-cha, salsa, the mambo and all else that followed.
  — Seymour Stein, Billboard, 31 Aug. 2017
• 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
• Hundreds of program participants and peer buddies danced together and did the crowd favorites like the Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle, and a conga line.
  — Bettina Hansen, The Seattle Times, 5 June 2017
• His number in the show largely introduced and popularized the conga in America.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2021
• The percussion section is rounded out by David Arroyo on conga and Everado Rey on timbales.
  — Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2018
• But also, maybe, finally learning the difference between a bongo and conga.
  — Joanna Robinson, Vanities, 27 Jan. 2017
• A conga line of inferior QBs have gotten contracts this offseason.
  — David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 May 2017

Last Updated: 23 Oct 2024