crescent

Example Sentences

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Families and astronomers gathered at a site known locally as "top of the world" on Gaisby Lane, Shipley, to try to see a slither of the new crescent moon.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

People living with sickle cell disease have red blood cells that are crescent shaped due to a gene mutation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

"This is done only as a precautionary measure, but it is appropriate that we are at a crescent sense of alertness just at the moment for the time being," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

The arm positions for Mr. Louis and Ms. Chapa passingly resemble archers’ bows or crescent moons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Above the grimed crescent of his fingernail was the verse, “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.”

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez