How to Use crescent in a Sentence

crescent

1 of 2 noun

• The faint crescent of a waning moon hung over the trees.
  — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2023
• Bend the ends down and in toward the center to form the crescent shape.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021
• The kitchen, for instance, is crescent shaped, from the plancha to the grills and stove.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
• The one on his nape looks like a waxing crescent moon in black ink.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 11 Mar. 2022
• And so – by about June 11 – the young moon, a waxing crescent, returns to the evening sky.
  — Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 14 June 2021
• The moon appears this week as a slim crescent in the post-sunset sky.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
• Beyond her was a white-sand crescent, washed smooth by the tide.
  — Esther Freud, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
• The slim crescent moon will cozy up to the dazzling planet.
  — Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2021
• Wrap the links with crescent dough, sprinkle with a mixture of seeds, and bake.
  — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2024
• His eyes shrank to crescents between his puffy brow and cheeks.
  — Dan Musgrave, Longreads, 9 May 2023
• The best part of all is that the bag manages to keep its crescent shape on the outside, even if the inside is packed to the brim.
  — Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2023
• Remove the kernels from a few ears of flint corn, and attach to the crescent with hot glue.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
• The look stretches along the crevices of the nose, the inner crescent of the eyes, across the bridge of the nose, and even up toward the inner corners of the brow bone.
  — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 9 Oct. 2022
• The pop star, meanwhile, got a crescent moon next to several stars and a sun on the top of her left hand.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
• The sun will appear as a crescent during this time, NASA says.
  — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 8 June 2021
• Then, cast your eyes to the southeast an hour before sunrise on Feb. 27 to catch the crescent moon in line with Mars and Venus.
  — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 2 Jan. 2022
• Katie also carried a bag (by Chanel, of course) in the shape of a crescent with the signature chain strap.
  — Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 12 June 2023
• On the walls are trees adorned with hundreds of textured paper-mâché leaves, a flat sun and a crescent moon.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2023
• Fluffy clouds hovered above the south shore’s shallow crescent and summer heat warmed up the alpine basin.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Aug. 2021
• The most beautiful was Madame Zabre, a pale crescent of sand lapped by curlicues of crystal sea.
  — Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2022
• Not much more than 2½ hours later, in almost the same spot, the moon went down, a slender crescent of white against the blackness.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
• During the week, each evening from Tuesday to the weekend, the moon will wax from the slimmest crescent to a much bigger, brighter crescent.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• This year’s event will be aided by a waxing crescent moon.
  — oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2022
• Check out the crescent moon in the western evening sky, hovering between bright star Antares and Venus.
  — Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021
• As a bonus there will also be a waning 19%-lit crescent Moon between Venus and Mars.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• Islam’s holiest month begins with the sighting of the first crescent after the new moon.
  — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
• Only part of the sun appears covered in this case, giving it a crescent shape.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
• Ahead, shop the 12 best crescent bags for the office, date night, or simply running errands in style.
  — Aemilia Madden, harpersbazaar.com, 11 May 2023
• Brush each crescent with egg so that the rolls turn an appetizing golden brown.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2024
• There are rhyming forms all over the canvas: triangles, crescents, spiky starbursts and tongues, stubby fingers and egg-like heads with open mouths.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

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crescent

2 of 2 adjective

• Tonight: Skies clear a bit, so be sure to glance the crescent moon and Mars during the evening.
  — Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021
• That night, the best viewing will be between midnight and the rise of the crescent moon at about 2 a.m.
  — Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com, 2 Jan. 2022
• The clear skies allow nice evening views of the crescent moon on the western horizon.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2020
• Be sure to see the crescent moon in the west, hovering between Antares and Venus.
  — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2021
• Tonight: Clear skies offer a great view of the crescent moon in the company of Jupiter and Saturn in the evening sky.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2020
• By 9 the next morning, as a crescent moon hung in the sky, all the pots were on board and the last of the crab was stowed below deck in the seawater tanks.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022
• Crescent Corn Moon: Cut out a crescent moon shape from a piece of cardboard.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
• Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and curl in the ends slightly to make a crescent shape.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022
• Dauphine-style hands sweep across the railway minute track, while a hand tipped with a crescent moon indicates the date.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2021
• The posters show Isaac's character flying around in front of both full and crescent moons.
  — PEOPLE.com, 17 Mar. 2022
• The teachers instructed the students to use the stick to remove the side of the Oreo with the cream remaining to make a half and crescent moon.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2020
• Construction has started to build a stunning new Arawak Spa at the end of a crescent bay to open in 2023.
  — Jim Dobson, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• This features 60/40 rails, rear channels, and a crescent tail.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Feb. 2021
• Clouds that obscured our view a few hours ago have since given way to dazzling stars and a crescent moon.
  — Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2020
• Behind, violet hills, a green and pink sky with a crescent moon.
  — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021
• Payton wears a dangly crescent moon earring in one ear and a stud in the other.
  — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 25 May 2020
• The first day of Ramadan begins when the first silver of the crescent moon in the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar appears.
  — Lallia Allali, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2021
• The small crescent lattice quilt throw costs $120 and is made of organic cotton.
  — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2020
• Khalil says that the day of celebration is determined by the sighting of a new crescent moon at night.
  — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 19 July 2021
• Ramadan ends on either May 1 or 2, when a crescent new moon is sighted.
  — Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2022
• And this year, viewers are in luck — the moon will be in its waxing crescent phase during the peak, which means moonlight won’t drown out the meteors.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2020
• Fedorov brought me to a large walk-in freezer, where lumps of flesh and fur were piled on metal shelves; the crescent bend of a tusk was unmistakable.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
• Do flatten the curve: Brats typically come in a crescent moon-style shape, with a serious curve to them.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2022
• What stands out the most is likely the crescent-style infinity pool in a central courtyard.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2022
• Nguyen also added stars, a crescent moon, and a constellation to pull the whole look together.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 9 Feb. 2022
• Researchers say skywatchers will have a clear, ideal view of the meteor shower this year, thanks to the crescent moon.
  — Editors, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2021
• Mars was also hovering nearby, as well as the crescent moon.
  — Curtis Roelle, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 5 Dec. 2020
• The last time a crescent sunrise eclipse occurred in New York was 1875, Mr. Kentrianakis noted.
  — New York Times, 10 June 2021
• During a partial eclipse, the moon and sun are not perfectly aligned, so the moon does not completely cover the sun as seen from Earth, so the sun appears as takes a crescent shape in the sky.
  — Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022
• During the season 12 reunion, Richards lifted her leg to show Andy Cohen her new crescent moon and four stars tattoo on her ankle.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024