crab

Example Sentences

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"We know exactly where our water comes from, we grow our own food, we can catch crab and lobster," said Roberts.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Families rent crab pots and put their catch in plastic buckets held by delighted children.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

So the idea that there would be madcap antics between the captains of the steel-hulled crab boats, with their enormous holds, hydraulic cranes and steel decks, seems silly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

According to the authors, sideways walking may represent a rare evolutionary innovation seen mainly in true crabs, and possibly in a few other groups like crab spiders and leafhopper nymphs.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

He examines the horseshoe crab and then turns it over.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt