clam

Example Sentences

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The West Hollywood clam shack conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

China declared it a national nature reserve and has banned giant clam harvesting—tactics analysts say are designed to harden its territorial claim.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

To avoid disturbing the sites further, the team relied on radiocarbon dating of clam shells and deer bones that were originally collected some 50 years ago.

From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2025

“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

They would have to wait forty-five minutes for the next one, and so they crossed the street and bought clam cakes at the take-out window they had been to before.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri