crab

Example Sentences

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One tourist there told us he marked it "on a beach with no satellites, no signs of human life, complete darkness and countless crabs".

From BBC

The local police department, he added, told him that a crab shipment was stolen from the same cold-storage facility this month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each of these resorts has an undersea restaurant, where travelers can sip sparkling wine and eat crab and caviar as Rainbowfish flit by, and Blacktip sharks skulk in the distance.

From Salon

Government data shows crab landings down on previous years but catches of lobster, crawfish and scallops stable.

From BBC

So instead of getting swept away by the narrative, I just settled in to enjoy the details: hammerhead sharks twisted into pickaxes, ships that scuttle like crabs, the drama of an underwater scream: “Guh-glurrgggh!”

From Los Angeles Times