- present tense form of clam (3rd person singular).
clams
Example Sentences
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Among the products targeted by Canada are U.S. steel, aluminum, motorcycles, washers and dryers, chain saws, processed cheese, clams and frozen octopus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
In contrast, only about half of mollusks, including clams and snails, disappeared.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Conservationists say this and other extraordinary deep-sea snails, limpets, mussels and clams could be threatened by plans to mine valuable minerals from the deep seabed.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
They must also clear algae from the nets protecting clams from invasive blue crabs, which arrived from North America in recent years.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
“What kind of helpful information would be in books about a wannabe Chosen One who clams up when it’s time to stop the bad guy?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
