like a clam

Example Sentences

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“It’s like a clam note when we look at it. We turn away and clear our throats a little each time we see it.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2022

“You can turn a handle so the thing opens and closes like a clam under the ocean.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021

He thinks a sentence should slide down the gullet like a clam, hardly touching the sides.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2019

But at the hips arose a massive pink fabric fan, like a clam shell.

From Reuters • Feb. 10, 2019

If I force the good Anne into the spotlight for even fifteen minutes, she shuts up like a clam the moment she’s called upon to speak, and lets Anne number one do the talking.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank