crescent

The event began at approx 19:00 BST with the Moon passing between the Earth and the Sun, creating a crescent shape in the sky.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

But the two that stand out most drape along the right side of his face like a crescent moon: “Victory” and “God Will Rise.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

Because the spacecraft is approaching from the night side of the planet, Mars will first appear as a thin crescent illuminated by only a narrow strip of sunlight.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

Families and astronomers gathered at a site known locally as "top of the world" on Gaisby Lane, Shipley, to try to see a slither of the new crescent moon.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

The man pulled his sleeve up his thin, bony arm to show her a faded tattoo of a crescent moon.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz

Another new feature are the crescents or arcs of emission inside the necklace but just outside the dense inner area that looks a little like a keyhole.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023

Inside Jimi, normally pliable, disc-shaped red blood cells deformed into rigid crescents.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

For crescents and rugelach: Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

Once, hands wet from their hourly washing, I tried to turn the bathroom doorknob and my nails dug into my own palm, leaving four bright red crescents in my hand.

From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2020

The sun sets, the moons rise again, smaller crescents than the night before.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness