crescent
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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
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
Because the spacecraft is approaching from the night side of the planet, Mars will first appear as a thin crescent illuminated by only a narrow strip of sunlight.
From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026
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 ● Mar. 20, 2026
The man pulled his sleeve up his thin, bony arm to show her a faded tattoo of a crescent moon.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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Another new feature are the crescents or arcs of emission inside the necklace but just outside the dense inner area that looks a little like a keyhole.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023
Inside Jimi, normally pliable, disc-shaped red blood cells deformed into rigid crescents.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
For crescents and rugelach: Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
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
The sun sets, the moons rise again, smaller crescents than the night before.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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