crescent

The event began at approx 19:00 BST with the Moon passing between the Earth and the Sun, creating a crescent shape in the sky.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

He said you could feel the temperature dropping and the light getting dimmer, before what looked like a crescent moon appeared, except it was a "crescent sun".

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

But the two that stand out most drape along the right side of his face like a crescent moon: “Victory” and “God Will Rise.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

"The thin crescent on approach and the nearly 'full Mars' view after we fly past create opportunities for the imaging team for both great calibration observations as well as just plain beautiful photos."

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

She hands the heavy mug to me, her lipstick a bloody crescent on the rim.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson

The artist’s views move from “Full Pink Moon” — the only picture mounted on a lightbox for maximum luminosity — to such barely-there crescents as “Razor’s Edge” and “Tangerine Slice.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022

Like every sickle cell patient, Helen had a mutation in a gene that turned her red blood cells into rigid crescents instead of soft disks.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2021

And it is those handsome townhouses and sweeping crescents, along with traces of the Roman past, that bring in visitors by the coachload.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2021

Once, hands wet from their hourly washing, I tried to turn the bathroom doorknob and my nails dug into my own palm, leaving four bright red crescents in my hand.

From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2020

My favorite is the luna moth, huge and pale green, with crescents on the wings.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood