scallop

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Meanwhile, the scallop and soup examples I mentioned above came, respectively, from Ed Yong’s “An Immense World,” about animal perception, and Sam Kean’s “The Disappearing Spoon”—of which I have completed 87% so far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

More than 100 of the cubes have already been used at a scallop farm in Torbay.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

For months, Isaac has whipped up homemade scallop dinners, while Iris patiently played it cool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

Sea or bay scallop works for this recipe, but choose wild-caught, hand-harvested, or “diver” scallops.

From Salon • Sep. 26, 2024

This was Lin Nai-Nai’s own design: a picture of a mountain, a thin black line climbing up to a scallop of clouds.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz