crescent

Example Sentences

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The zig-zag of that famous yellow shirt winkingly graces a crescent baguette, while the black stripes of Linus’s red red shirt wrap around a slouchy shoulder bag.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

"This is done only as a precautionary measure, but it is appropriate that we are at a crescent sense of alertness just at the moment for the time being," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

The arm positions for Mr. Louis and Ms. Chapa passingly resemble archers’ bows or crescent moons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

David Roberts travelled to the area this morning from Penn to go shopping for his mother, who lives on the crescent.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Calder noticed the top of Mrs. Sharpe’s head, just the crescent of a tidy white bun, in one window.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett