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

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

F&F’s tender, pillowy pies come in variations like hot sausage and brown-butter sage, and a clam pizza with fresh lemon and red chile flakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 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

Then she shuts up like a clam, she does.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz