clams

Example Sentences

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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

They looked specifically at animals 0.3mm – 2cm in size, such as worms, sea spiders, snails and clams.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The pipeline company will also have to mitigate harm to fish and clams.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

The clams, however, are the stew’s secret weapon.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

“I promised my granddaddy I’d dig up clams enough.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt