How to Use clamshell in a Sentence

clamshell

noun

• Water well and slip the pots into clear plastic bags (or close the plastic clamshells).
  — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2017
• It was sold in a 32-ounce, clear plastic clamshell container.
  — Orange County Register, 12 Jan. 2017
• The previous company had purchased a clamshell-style dredge.
  — Karen Ridder, kansascity, 19 Aug. 2017
• Its decision applies to models with detachable keyboards as well as those with more traditional clamshell designs.
  — Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2017
• The new device is Microsoft’s first classic clamshell laptop, whereas previous versions converted from a tablet to a notebook.
  — Mark Gurman, Bloomberg.com, 2 May 2017
• The new device is Microsoft's first classic clamshell laptop, whereas previous versions converted from a tablet to a notebook.
  — chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2017
• Microsoft's first clamshell laptop is in many ways a clone of Apple's slim MacBooks, except there’s a fabric lining you’ll either love or hate.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 13 June 2017
• The first Flip clamshell launched in the first half of 2020.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 10 May 2021
• But it’s not the birth of Jed on a clamshell; it’s Tammy.
  — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2021
• Back out in my car, lifted up the clamshell to check out the goods.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 8 Aug. 2020
• The device has the form factor of a clamshell flip phone.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2019
• All berries will be sold pre-picked in 1-pound clamshells.
  — Kim Pierce, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2020
• Clamshell Sets and Reps The clamshell can be done with your bodyweight.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
• Sometimes the brakes are made in the shape of a clamshell with slots instead of holes.
  — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Oct. 2019
• Brace your abs and turn your top knee up and open your legs like a clamshell.
  — Jon-Erik Kawamoto, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2020
• Cedar Grove in black and gold, on the first-base bench behind the clamshell backstop.
  — SI.com, 28 May 2018
• For one thing, each cardboard to-go clamshell costs 7 cents.
  — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 25 Dec. 2020
• Then there’s the vast, subtly curved and low rear clamshell, which tells you how low the mass sits in the chassis.
  — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
• The redesigned clamshell case adds a velcro clasp on top of the zipper.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023
• The roof is a single-piece aluminum structure as is the rear clamshell.
  — Nargess Banks, Forbes, 11 June 2021
• With clamshell-style seating, the furthest seat is only 164 feet away from the stage.
  — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, 24 Oct. 2019
• Down the line, a hot pink mannequin in glittery roller skates twirled around in a sequined clamshell.
  — New York Times, 25 Nov. 2021
• The doors work fine, opening like clamshells to access the vacuum of space.
  — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 8 Jan. 2018
• Who would want to live inside a clamshell, in that cold, pungent fluid, next to that pink blob of a clam?
  — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
• The sea was full of fish, the land was fertile, clamshells and porpoise teeth served as currency.
  — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2020
• Consider the large clamshell Mr. Potts found at Lake Michigan as a child.
  — Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2018
• The clamshell’s colors will include black, gold, green, and purple.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 10 July 2021
• Samsung has paved the way here with its Galaxy Fold (book) and Galaxy Flip (clamshell) phones.
  — WIRED, 24 July 2023
• Not to mention, there have been a few other reports that Apple is designing a clamshell foldable and a foldable iPad.
  — Kyle Barr / Gizmodo, Quartz, 21 May 2024
• This plastic is used for beverage bottles and clamshell containers.
  — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 5 June 2024

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2024