crawfish
Example Sentences
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Government data shows crab landings down on previous years but catches of lobster, crawfish and scallops stable.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
When Kelsey Barnard Clark won the sixteenth season of "Top Chef," set in Kentucky, she clinched victory with a dish that defied fine dining expectations: cornbread and buttermilk with crawfish, boiled peanuts, cucumber and watermelon.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2025
Despite spring rain and the crawfish shortage, vendors at the festival were slinging droves of Styrofoam boxes filled with tasty red crustaceans, fixings and dipping sauce.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
The Louisiana State University’s Agriculture Center estimates the potential losses to the state’s crawfish industry to be nearly $140 million.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024
As I sat on the concrete, my feet dangling toward the water, she overturned rocks with the stick and pointed out the skittering crawfish.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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