crab
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They’re surprisingly warm inside, and ours made a cozy setting for pork belly skewers, crab puffs and smoked cocktails.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
I’d rather bust my ass doing this thing, and suck the little bit of meat out of the crab leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Held at the 1971 crab derby in Crisfield, Md., it drew less attention than sailboat races, greased pig contests and the crowning of Miss Crustacean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Williams, whose main course options include Porth Eirias dressed crab and Welsh lamb, said he would never exile the scone.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
Just then, I get pinched and drop the crab, which makes another run for it.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
This is a crabbed and mendacious interpretation of the law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Right from the founding, then, analogical reasoning was bold and aspirational as frequently as it was crabbed and limiting.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2023
But it is quite another for the judiciary to apply that same crabbed conception to speech beyond the school setting.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2021
The girls crabbed their way up, using their hands and feet in combination.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
The transmission malfunctioned in his 1978 boat, Miss Julie, which he also uses for crabbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Mr Walsh, who described himself as a "dabhand at handling crabs" after taking his kids crabbing on their holidays, said he gave the creature "a little stroke" and could see it was still moving.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025
And the weeks that are open to crabbing pose some of the most dangerous wind and weather conditions of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
Fish and wildlife officials question whether depth limits have a large impact on profits in late-season months, when there typically is a crabbing decline anyway.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
In the daytime we went snorkeling or crabbing or wakeboarding behind the skiff.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
