abalone

Example Sentences

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Instead of decorating them with the traditional mother-of-pearl flowers or leaves, though, he inlays them with tiny numerals laser-cut from abalone shells.

From New York Times

Built in the 1940s by Kenneth Kitchen, the estate is a mash-up of Turkish and South Asian influences, with recurring arches, towering spires and loads of abalone and tile inlay.

From Washington Post

A ninth man was arrested on suspicion of selling Dungeness crab and red abalone on the black market.

From Los Angeles Times

The burials were most likely prepared for people of high lineage, as many were interred with precious shells, such as abalone pendants, Ms. Arellano said.

From New York Times

When kept in a tank together, the abalone ate the dulse, and the dulse absorbed the ammonia and carbon dioxide excreted by the abalone.

From Seattle Times