crescent-shaped
Example Sentences
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For nearly two years, Al-Shubbak watched through ancient grey eyes as Tuti, the crescent-shaped island in the heart of the Sudanese capital she calls home, emptied of its inhabitants under a punishing paramilitary siege.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
Rates fluctuate throughout the year, but in a recent search for dates in March, rooms at La Samanna, on the secluded, crescent-shaped beach of Baie Longue, could be found for around $1,640 and up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026
Delamere's research shows that our solar system's largest planet has a magnetosphere consisting of largely closed magnetic field lines at its polar regions but including a crescent-shaped area of open field lines.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2024
Other judges and competitors, sniffing and prodding a succession of crescent-shaped creations, spoke of the need to protect French farmers.
From BBC • May 5, 2024
The silver streak in his closely shaven head glows in the subtle darkness, and the crescent-shaped scar under his right eye looks deeper.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
