crab

Example Sentences

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In Indonesia's Lembeh Strait at night, a tiny crab clings to a drifting jellyfish.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The South Carolina crab shack fried green tomatoes with a ramekin of remoulade.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

And there's a deep-sea hermit crab, living not inside a shell, but a sea star the team can't immediately identify.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

I usually get a bunch of salads and the crab and fennel soup.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Then he reaches out to take the crab from me.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt