crescent

Example Sentences

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Families and astronomers gathered at a site known locally as "top of the world" on Gaisby Lane, Shipley, to try to see a slither of the new crescent moon.

From BBC

The crescent moon had traveled east in the sky.

From Literature

The zig-zag of that famous yellow shirt winkingly graces a crescent baguette, while the black stripes of Linus’s red red shirt wrap around a slouchy shoulder bag.

From Los Angeles Times

People living with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that are crescent shaped due to a gene mutation.

From Los Angeles Times

The stars scattered brightly and were mirrored in the sea, a fat crescent moon rose amongst them, and egg after round white egg rolled into the bottom of the nest.

From Literature