crab

Example Sentences

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In Indonesia's Lembeh Strait at night, a tiny crab clings to a drifting jellyfish.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The South Carolina crab shack fried green tomatoes with a ramekin of remoulade.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

And there's a deep-sea hermit crab, living not inside a shell, but a sea star the team can't immediately identify.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

My husband and I love the lobster, crab, shrimp and oysters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

I scrabbled to my hands and knees—and “scrabbled” is the right word, like a great crab.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen