crab
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The contrasting styles and materials of the individual elements elevate each work into an invigorating whole—a pensive portrait, for example, is given a frisson of danger thanks to the spiky crab shells that surround it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
I tried Kumamoto oysters here as part of a sprawling seafood tower — alongside snow crab, lobster tails, tuna tartare with seaweed salad and more — and they immediately became my new favorite variety.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Held at the 1971 crab derby in Crisfield, Md., it drew less attention than sailboat races, greased pig contests and the crowning of Miss Crustacean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“The state of California, working with California’s crab fleet, will be launching domoic acid testing here in about 60 days as we approach Dungeness crab season,” the state senator said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“How about playing the longest game of freeze tag? Or roller Frisbee? Or doing a crab walk for a mile? Or fitting the most people into the cool tub?”
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
It’s also a crabbed view of the group’s statutory authority to “prescribe general rules of practice and procedure … in the United States district courts.”
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2024
She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
In the spring, Thompson crabbed, and when buyers counted crabs, the brothers said, his father often got shorted.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022
That said, the board seems to be taking a rather crabbed view of the sanctity of the CalPERS name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2020
The missing toes on his left foot had left him with a crabbed, awkward gait, comical to look upon.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The transmission malfunctioned in his 1978 boat, Miss Julie, which he also uses for crabbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
A fundraiser set up in Meadows’ name described the deckhand from Montesano, Wash., as a father to “three amazing little boys” who died “while doing what he loved — crabbing out on Alaskan waters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2026
Thousands of people tune in to watch pilots perform a "crabbing" movement during stormy conditions and strong crosswinds.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
When McArthur and Burris were filming the “Marsh Ruins,” they fielded warnings from the men crabbing on the pier.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
Another plane was crabbing in as low as it could safely fly, two broad searchlight beams stretching and leaping toward the ground before and behind it.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
