limpet

Example Sentences

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Norris clung to Verstappen like a limpet and then overtook him with imperious ease before the first pit stops, cruising off into the middle distance thereafter.

From BBC

Lima opted to use a limpet shell instead, creating what he called “robolimpets.”

From Science Magazine

His meal is seaweed and limpets — “Definitely al dente,” he jokes — and his bed is a wet field.

From Seattle Times

We ordered boiled shrimp and our first grilled limpets with garlic and oil, a local specialty.

From Washington Post

Without stars culling their ranks, barnacles and mussels crowded out seaweeds, limpets and sponges.

From New York Times