clam

Example Sentences

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“I typically just use cream and let that reduce with the clam stock I make, which has carrots, celery and leeks.”

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The question prompts Epstein to clam up: “Send me a number to call I don’t like records of these conversations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The fiber comes from byssus threads produced by Pinna nobilis, a large Mediterranean clam that uses these threads to attach itself to rocks.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

“It may just be a picture that was taken after lunch, and he has a piece of Windsor clam or something in there, I don’t know.”

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

Friday, 3 “I have an idea about Mami,” Bri said with nervous pride as she, Alex, and Julie began a supper of spaghetti and red clam sauce.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer