clams

Example Sentences

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The West Hollywood clam shack conjures Rhode Island on the West Coast, be it with clams of all kinds, lobster cooked just right or oysters treated with reverence.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

She said they eat a mixture of food such as clams and mussels and crustaceans, so there would plenty of food around the Scottish coast.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Even a day later, contemplating this willfully nauseating work carries much the same sensation as having ingested a plate of bad clams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The clams can be added with their shells.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

On the beach she dug butter clams with a pointed stick, raking an arc in front of her.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson