oyster
Example Sentences
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Published in the journal Nature, the study shows that oyster reefs are not random clusters of shells.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
"Many of Sydney's early colonial buildings are held together with oyster shell."
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Graham Platner, a 41-year-old combat veteran and oyster farmer from a town of 1,000, is leading two-term Gov. Janet Mills by more than 30 points in the most recent poll.
From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026
His debut ad felt like an Aquaman trailer, the veteran and oyster farmer’s basso profondo voice overlaying scenes of him in wet suits, splitting wood, piloting a boat, flying the flag, swinging a kettlebell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
Whatever had happened to her had sealed her shut, like an oyster at low tide.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
