How to Use abalone in a Sentence

abalone

noun
  • The woman then turned over a small abalone from her pants.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Add the shrimp and abalone to the bowl and stir again to combine.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Here, a sea otter is seen using a rock to shake an abalone shell loose for a quick snack.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Kirk made clothes for Harper – scarf-like tops, a purse made out of an abalone shell.
    — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2019
  • This was done by inlaying abalone shell into the tar used on those items.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Around the same time, Alpaugh had been gifted an abalone shell.
    — Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
  • By the 1990s, catching abalone was banned.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The abalone husks littered across the ground had each yielded a steak-size dinner.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
  • For example, the first course of one of the meals on the two-day journey is abalone.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 2 May 2022
  • Miniature abalone shells, which make for a gorgeous necklace, are prized.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • The red abalone fishery was closed in 2018 because of the die-off.
    — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 27 Jan. 2020
  • Finally, the team added paint, abalone shells, hair and a trailer of white ermine skins.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Without a stitch of makeup, Hoyeon’s skin gleams like the inside of an abalone shell.
    — Monica Kim, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2022
  • His cure was chicken feet and abalone soup spiked with his famous blend of Chinese herbs and roots.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
  • Native plants, abalone shells and redwood will decorate the space.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022
  • And in many cases, the parasites were having their way with his beloved abalone, sea stars and sand crabs.
    — Kenneth R. Weiss, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2018
  • But neither the abalone nor the A4 Wagyu ribeye are the stars of the show.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The shadow palette is inspired by the colors of an abalone shell and the many jewels of the ocean.
    — Shannon Barbour, The Cut, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Whenever there was a low tide, my older brothers would climb down the steep cliffs and look for abalone in the rocks.
    — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2021
  • The green abalone were taken to the ocean and placed in a super secret location not to be shared.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Abalone seasoning is used for the chicken feet, rather than its cheaper cousin, oyster sauce.
    — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2017
  • Between urchin spines, tiny crabs and juvenile abalone take shelter while hungry fish swirl past.
    — Tatjana Baleta, Time, 28 May 2026
  • The classic Taiwanese san bei ji, or three-cup chicken, became three-cup abalone.
    — Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • No additional abalone were found.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Last year, a recreational abalone fishery worth $44 million had to close.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2019
  • The abalone were a key source of food for native American people for thousands of years.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The prices range from $18 for a jar of roe to $25 for generous portions of blue crab and abalone.
    — Steph Cha, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The abalone had to be grown to about 5 inches before being placed out in the ocean, or they would quickly be eaten.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The otters’ most common tool is a rock, which the animals use to crack open abalone shells to get to the tender meat inside.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024
  • The abalone is plump and toothsome, yet still tender and accompanied by asparagus kissed by the fire.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 June 2026

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