crescent

The event began at approx 19:00 BST with the Moon passing between the Earth and the Sun, creating a crescent shape in the sky.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

BBC News's Lorna Gordon said the moon came across from the right, eating into the sun, and left a crescent at the top.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Images taken by the spacecraft's multispectral camera showed the crescent stretching farther around the planet than expected.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

The crescent Earth — our oasis holding everything we cherish, now just a speck in the infinite blackness — seemed to kiss the jagged lunar surface.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

It was still night, but the first red glow of dawn was rising in a faint crescent over the pine woods.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

For crescents and rugelach: Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

The artist’s views move from “Full Pink Moon” — the only picture mounted on a lightbox for maximum luminosity — to such barely-there crescents as “Razor’s Edge” and “Tangerine Slice.”

From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2022

And it is those handsome townhouses and sweeping crescents, along with traces of the Roman past, that bring in visitors by the coachload.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2021

Once, hands wet from their hourly washing, I tried to turn the bathroom doorknob and my nails dug into my own palm, leaving four bright red crescents in my hand.

From Slate ● Dec. 31, 2020

Finally, the corners, sharp as crescents, where her smile had lived.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor