crescent

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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

Canned crescent dough, improbably, was just right: pliable without tearing, sturdy without getting tough, and still capable of a respectable rise.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

From a fire in the center of the bark house a thin curl of smoke rose, then vanished through a crescent of sunlight in the roof.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich