crescent

Example Sentences

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In the UK, if the skies are clear, a waning crescent Moon will only rise after midnight which should mean several hours of dark skies to see the meteors more clearly.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 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

David Roberts travelled to the area this morning from Penn to go shopping for his mother, who lives on the crescent.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

There was the crescent moon lamp that hung on the wall by my bed in a sky of lipstick shades and makeup brushes that I cut from issues of Allure and Elle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

But if Jenna's darkness is midnight-lights-out-no-moon, and Kareena's a half crescent lighter, then mine would be what's left of the dark on a full-moon night.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins