- present tense form of clam (3rd person singular).
clams
Example Sentences
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One night he treated friends to shrimp, clams, fried potatoes and ouzo on the waterfront, upsetting elderly, likely famished, passersby.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
A taste of New England in West Hollywood, it quickly became known for fried clams and chowders harkening to Cimarusti’s Rhode Island childhood and plump lobster rolls filled with never-frozen lobster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Matijevich prefers using fresh clams, which are added after the carrots, celery and leeks have been sautéed.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
The MoJ has vehemently denied clams of medical mistreatment and the Care Quality Commission, a watchdog, has not opened any investigation.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
There would be no clams for lunch—you clammed at low tide, on the sandbars.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
