Example Sentences

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Prawns caught alive by creelers like Bally can be sold for as much as four times the value of the same shellfish caught in nets.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

Prawns are nicely smoky from the grill, but paired with cannellini beans that left their pot too soon.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2019

Prawn Bio-Suit, District 9 Image: Sony Pictures When the alien Prawns arrived on Earth in Neil Blomkamp’s 2009 film District 9, they bring with them an array of advanced weapons and technologies.

From The Verge • Dec. 10, 2017

Some favorite dishes that remain on the menu with updates include Peter Canlis Prawns, named after the restaurant’s founder.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2016

“One Dover Sole, pound and a half of Halibut, pint of Prawns and a Lobster,” said Mary Poppins, talking so quickly that only somebody used to taking such orders could possibly have understood her.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers