How to Use crab in a Sentence

crab

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• The allure of the shrimping and crabbing life was too strong.
  — Amy Qin Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• Or, try fishing or crabbing the nearby scenic tideland creek.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
• Findings in Gruta da Figueira Brava demonstrate that Neanderthals cooked the shellfish and crab over coals and then broke them open to eat the meat that was inside.
  — Mac Stone, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2023
• Anyone can crab, dig clams or fish for any legal species without a license or tag or endorsement on those two days.
  — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2020
• Restaurant owners are facing rising prices on everything from beef to chicken wings to crab.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 20 July 2021
• Dishes like northern-style laap sausage; pollock in a sour curry; or glass noodles baked with pork belly and crab in a clay pot are excellent and full-throated spicy.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• One is immediately forced to crab-walk downhill, and nearly slips into the canyon below.
  — New York Times, 12 May 2022
• Today, however, most of the oyster boats in Pass Christian’s harbor have been sold or re-fitted for crabbing or shrimping.
  — Anita Lee, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2023
• Supply chains globally are realigning after the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, which choked supplies of everything from cars to crab meat.
  — Stefania Spezzati, Bloomberg.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• Their boils also come in varieties that include other seafood alongside crawfish, so the rare crawfish hater in the family can have shrimp or crab instead.
  — Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 8 Feb. 2023
• Scott told me Promare created a training set of millions of images of things that float in the sea, from buoys to boats to crab pots, taken in all kinds of weather and lighting conditions to train its algorithm.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2021
• Anyone, residents and non-residents, can fish, dig clams or go crabbing without a license or tag that Saturday and Sunday.
  — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Proceeds from the community’s investment in crabbing boats had paid the heating bills of older people; the boats also supplied the elderly with crab and halibut for their freezers.
  — WIRED, 15 July 2023
• Red Lobster for more than half a century has specialized in of course lobster but also crab, shrimp and other seafood, while also serving up chicken, pasta, steak, salads, dessert and more.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2021
• Cooperman, who once paid nearly $5 million to settle insider trading charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, resurfaced last year to crab again about a wealth tax.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
• The allure of the shrimping and crabbing life was too strong.
  — Amy Qin Callaghan O’Hare, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
• Or, try fishing or crabbing the nearby scenic tideland creek.
  — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
• Findings in Gruta da Figueira Brava demonstrate that Neanderthals cooked the shellfish and crab over coals and then broke them open to eat the meat that was inside.
  — Mac Stone, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2023
• Anyone can crab, dig clams or fish for any legal species without a license or tag or endorsement on those two days.
  — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 14 Nov. 2020
• Restaurant owners are facing rising prices on everything from beef to chicken wings to crab.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 20 July 2021
• Dishes like northern-style laap sausage; pollock in a sour curry; or glass noodles baked with pork belly and crab in a clay pot are excellent and full-throated spicy.
  — Eric Asimov, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• One is immediately forced to crab-walk downhill, and nearly slips into the canyon below.
  — New York Times, 12 May 2022
• Today, however, most of the oyster boats in Pass Christian’s harbor have been sold or re-fitted for crabbing or shrimping.
  — Anita Lee, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2023
• Supply chains globally are realigning after the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, which choked supplies of everything from cars to crab meat.
  — Stefania Spezzati, Bloomberg.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• Their boils also come in varieties that include other seafood alongside crawfish, so the rare crawfish hater in the family can have shrimp or crab instead.
  — Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 8 Feb. 2023
• Scott told me Promare created a training set of millions of images of things that float in the sea, from buoys to boats to crab pots, taken in all kinds of weather and lighting conditions to train its algorithm.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2021
• Anyone, residents and non-residents, can fish, dig clams or go crabbing without a license or tag that Saturday and Sunday.
  — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Proceeds from the community’s investment in crabbing boats had paid the heating bills of older people; the boats also supplied the elderly with crab and halibut for their freezers.
  — WIRED, 15 July 2023
• Red Lobster for more than half a century has specialized in of course lobster but also crab, shrimp and other seafood, while also serving up chicken, pasta, steak, salads, dessert and more.
  — orlandosentinel.com, 9 Oct. 2021
• Cooperman, who once paid nearly $5 million to settle insider trading charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, resurfaced last year to crab again about a wealth tax.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022

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crab

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• This is, after all, the home of comped suites and crab legs on the buffet.
  — David Hill, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
• Seafood lovers can't go wrong with the crab and shrimp mac and cheese from the Lobster Food Truck.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 3 Apr. 2023
• The tasty, soft-shell crab bao buns will tide you over nicely.
  — Ann Marie McQueen, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
• Start with the blue crab beignets, which are served with malt vinegar aioli.
  — Megan Dubois, Chron, 14 Mar. 2023
• The crab cake — not on the menu every day of the week — was a French version, served in a heavy cream sauce.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2023
• Add the shrimp, crab legs and sausage and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until the shrimp are opaque and the clams have opened.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
• Fish and crabs can be waiting for the hatchlings to enter the waves.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
• The cheesy pasta atop the beef dog was cool to the touch, and the lump crab meat was becoming tighter by the second.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
• Sebastian the crab, Flounder the fish and Scuttle the seabird.
  — Vulture, 22 May 2023
• Only female crabs with the roe on the inside may be used.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2023
• Maryland crabs aren't a dime a dozen, and the cocky little pinchers know it.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
• In the evenings, the crab fondue, mushroom meunière, seafood Clemenceau, crab rice dressing and shrimp yakamein.
  — The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
• The crab croquettes wear a wig of frizzled lemongrass and lime leaf.
  — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023
• In a pinch, Alaska scallops or crab would fare well here.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Carb up after a morning job with the sweet corn cake and crab Benedict ($27).
  — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
• The Maryland pride, manifested in the form of a crab cake that’s perched atop the burger.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
• Food trucks will be selling green corn muffins, crab cake empanadas and more.
  — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2023
• Spoon about ½ cup crab mixture into each taco shell, and serve.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
• The original draft only had that scene at the crab shack and Georgie never came back.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023
• Imitation crab, salmon and sushi rice are rolled up and fried in panko.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 6 July 2023
• Move on to jumbo lump crab cakes or a cup of creamy New England clam chowder.
  — Ari Bendersky, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
• In some instances, the dolphins watched the crab fishers hook bait onto their pots.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
• Starfish Sushi in Los Feliz has a seafood soup with actual crab claws in there.
  — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• There are a handful of toppings to choose from, but the pesto and Dungeness crab is a current favorite.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
• Most crab legs are cooked and frozen on the fishing boat as soon as the crab is caught, so frozen crab legs are the most common way to purchase them.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
• Grab a table at the hotel’s Blue Pig Tavern for crab cakes and deviled eggs.
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
• King crab wasn’t the only seafood Weyand’s retail store offered.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 4 Mar. 2024
• Use long leaders and live bait like crabs, pinfish, and mullet.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 24 Apr. 2024
• Along with Hazel's regular brunch items, guests can choose from offerings like soft-shell crab Benedict, prime rib and Alaskan king crab.
  — Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2024
• Near the surface, tiny crabs are terrified of larger predators.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024