crescent

The Sun splashes on a striking image of a partial eclipse leaving a crescent sliver peeking out with the playful headline: "The Sun, the Moon."

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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 holes in the colander will project a grid of crescent suns onto the ground.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

As Psyche approached Mars, the planet appeared as a narrow crescent because of the angle between the spacecraft, Mars, and the Sun.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

There was a white crust around the broad crescent of its mouth, and when it opened its jaws to roar again, something wet, white, and foaming dripped from its pointed teeth.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Parkgoers can simply insert the box after removing any other trash inside, like plates, wax paper or any errant crescents of crusts.

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

"We don't really understand the crescents yet," said Dr Mikako Matsuura, who has led the latest analysis.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2023

Inside Jimi, normally pliable, disc-shaped red blood cells deformed into rigid crescents.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

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 older couple wore matching gold bands on their rough and callused ring fingers, and the man’s nails, like Sparrow’s, bore dark crescents from working with soil.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor