How to Use mussel in a Sentence

mussel

noun

• Build your own boil with choices such as shrimp, mussels, clams and lobster tail.
  — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 25 July 2019
• Why are mussels so good at clinging to rocks and boat propellers?
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 July 2019
• The chowder was generous with clams, as well as lobster, mussels and smoked haddock.
  — Danica Farley, Orange County Register, 17 July 2019
• Their toothless mouths telescope out and vacuum up anything from worms to mussels.
  — Fox News, 10 July 2019
• The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.
  — Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024
• Branzino, squid, clams, mackerel, and mussels sit behind glass shields atop the clean ice, kept cold by the marble.
  — Naomi Tomky, Fortune, 28 July 2019
• Pandi said land reclamation already underway in the bay forced him to sail farther away from shore in search of mussels.
  — Washington Post, 29 July 2019
• In addition to mussels and the shrimp-like krill, seabirds, seals and whales have also died along Alaska’s shores recently.
  — USA TODAY, 9 July 2019
• The mussels also eat ravenously, slurping up plankton and other tiny aquatic life until there's nothing left.
  — Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 22 July 2024
• That acidic water also removes many floating carbonate ions that organisms like mussels and clams use to build their sturdy shells.
  — Katie Camero, Science | AAAS, 23 July 2019
• The team found no evidence that there are any Guadalupe fatmucket, Guadalupe orb or false spike mussels in Dunlap.
  — Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 24 July 2019
• An excellent Calabrese salumi pizza and a bowl of mussels in a broth with a whip crack of spicy ‘nduja are both gone, much to my dismay.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 16 July 2019
• Seafood lovers will have several dishes to opt for, including the classic steamed mussels with white wine, garlic, shallot, herb butter and cream.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019
• The officials also saw the equipment the scientists used to take photographs and film underwater, to see, for example, how many invasive mussel species there are.
  — Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland.com, 19 July 2019
• Lemons squeezed over a pile of shrimp and mussels on the grill.
  — Ashley Wong, WSJ, 7 July 2023
• Use half to make the sherry mayo and the other half to make the dressing for the mussels.
  — Jim Webster, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• Just e0 feet away a pair of robin-sized birds bobbed and pecked on a pile of mussel shells.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2022
• Remove the pan from the heat and discard any mussels that have not opened.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024
• The mussels came small and modest in their garlic and wine sauce.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 14 Nov. 2019
• It should not be dressed with mussels and clams as dry as shellfish jerky.
  — Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 17 Oct. 2019
• There, clad in a bib, the hungry use their hands to break apart crab legs and crawfish and dig deep to get the meat from clams and mussels.
  — cleveland, 10 Jan. 2020
• Add mussels and white wine, season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  — Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• Pro tip: Locals use empty shells as tongs to scoop up loose mussels from the broth.
  — Julia Buckley, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2019
• The wild mussel catch declined from 25 million pounds to a mere nine million over the past two decades.
  — Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American, 1 May 2022
• On each slice, place 2-3 mussels, a piparra and a lemon slice.
  — Odette Williams, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
• Carter Newell owns and operates one of the most productive mussel farms in the state of Maine.
  — Ellen Ruppel Shell, Scientific American, 1 May 2022
• The stew is bubbling hot and loaded with mussels, squid, shrimp, and fish in a thick, creamy yellow broth.
  — Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
• Climate change may start to play a big role into the fate of other mussel species, Ford said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2021
• Then again, the rice fritters, mussels and a martini could be fun, too.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
• Seafood: Seafood like oysters, clams, and mussels contain high amounts of heme iron.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024