clams

Example Sentences

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She said they eat a mixture of food such as clams and mussels and crustaceans, so there would plenty of food around the Scottish coast.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Even a day later, contemplating this willfully nauseating work carries much the same sensation as having ingested a plate of bad clams.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Hutchings uses scallops, large shrimp and fish fillets, but other options like oysters, lobster tails, crabs, mussels and clams are perfectly acceptable.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The affected raw oysters and clams were harvested by two separate companies and distributed to restaurants and food retailers in at least nine states, the agency said in an alert Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Hatsue grew up digging clams at South Beach, picking blackberries, collecting mushrooms, and weeding strawberry plants.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson