Get to know Conga better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like dance.
Conga meaning
- A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin.
- A march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain.
Synonyms of Conga
Using Conga
- The main meaning on this page is: A tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban hand drum of African origin. | A march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain.
- Useful related words include: dance music, danceroom music, ballroom music, ballroom dancing.
- In the example corpus, conga often appears in combinations such as: conga line, the conga, conga feat.
Context around Conga
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Conga
- In this selection, "conga" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, campaign, ending, vocals, line, feat and pushing stand out and add context to how "conga" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 10am a conga line of and album featuring conga player sam. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "conga" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with conga
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Yes, they do their conga line. (6 words)
Erie County can start that conga line this month. (9 words)
Drew approached the Conga Line and attacked the guy in front with a headbutt. (14 words)
His romp to the world title seemed like one big party and the Brecel-led conga line snaked out of Sheffield and went on to circle the globe as he went on an epic holiday with his girlfriend, Laura. (39 words)
Mike said, “While I’m playing at Aquatic Park on the stairs on a Sunday afternoon with the other Conga players & Guys with wine bottles being used as ” Cow Bells ” with sticks or whatever was available. (36 words)
Bermuda headquartered rum is “challenging rum fans around the world to find their rhythm and do what moves them through song, dance and the power of “Conga” as part of its latest campaign, Conga Feat. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bermuda headquartered rum is “challenging rum fans around the world to find their rhythm and do what moves them through song, dance and the power of “Conga” as part of its latest campaign, Conga Feat.
Erie County can start that conga line this month.
Or better yet, may he be trapped in a never-ending conga line of offensive uncles that keep him out of politics for the rest of his life.
St. Mary's Help of Christian Catholic School first grader Anka Barker leads a conga line during a dance party held Friday afternoon in the school's gymnasium.
This long standing residency of musicians with Maggie Cotton: vocals/conga’s, Patricia Dalgleish: Piano/vocals, Trevor Salloum: timbales, Bob Rogers: Trombone and Stephen Buck on Bass.
While he was singing and performing The Beatles’ Twist And Shout on guitar in the London Underground station, his audience broke out into a conga and the clip amassed millions of views online.
Yes, they do their conga line.
A DJ spinning his decks at 10am, a conga line of school students being led through a campus by university students, and all the free stuff you can think of - from condoms to coconut water.
At first, they stick together in formations, opening up as rose petals do then snaking through the crowd and up and down the risers like a conga line of consumptives.
But for once they could forget all that horror as performers in rabbit costumes led them in a conga, pushing one injured boy in a wheelchair.
His romp to the world title seemed like one big party and the Brecel-led conga line snaked out of Sheffield and went on to circle the globe as he went on an epic holiday with his girlfriend, Laura.
One of the rock world’s most influential bands, Little Feat is now releasing their first blues album featuring conga player Sam Clayton on lead vocals for every track.
Add to that the fact that Afterpay has become the new darling of offshore tech investors, who were also well represented in the conga line of buyers that took part in the equity raising.
Drew approached the Conga Line and attacked the guy in front with a headbutt.
Then, once the vocals or moves are to their liking, users can submit their content, encourage others to join the ‘Conga’ revolution and do what moves you.
The Witcher: Blood Origin is the next installment in the franchise’s adaptation conga line.
This year, people from all over the world will play a vital role, as Bacardí calls on fans to fuel their passions and add their creative flair to the ‘Conga Feat.
He and his conga line of anti-Trump lawyers didn't find any because none existed (at least not on President Trump's side).
Graves said there are “less” women in the conga line than at Tom Phillips’ wedding.
Mike said, “While I’m playing at Aquatic Park on the stairs on a Sunday afternoon with the other Conga players & Guys with wine bottles being used as ” Cow Bells ” with sticks or whatever was available.
Common combinations with conga
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: