How to Use crescent in a Sentence

crescent

1 of 2 noun
  • Curve the ends to form a crescent shape.
    — Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The faint crescent of a waning moon hung over the trees.
    — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Cut-out and crescent styles take it one step further.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 May 2026
  • Opting for flames over crisp crescent moon tips is a bold move.
    — Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 31 Dec. 2025
  • His eyes shrank to crescents between his puffy brow and cheeks.
    — Dan Musgrave, Longreads, 9 May 2023
  • The one on his nape looks like a waxing crescent moon in black ink.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Beyond her was a white-sand crescent, washed smooth by the tide.
    — Esther Freud, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Bend the ends down and in toward the center to form the crescent shape.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The moon appears this week as a slim crescent in the post-sunset sky.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
  • In the fall, the adults would find rotten crescents in the harvest.
    — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • French girl bangs are très similar to crescent bangs.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Take a cue from these perfectly pieced crescent bangs.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Shape the strips into an S shape or crescent shape (or leave it straight).
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Wrap the links with crescent dough, sprinkle with a mixture of seeds, and bake.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Solène is left alone on the boat, doodling eyes, a woman, and a crescent moon.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The gap in the crescent on the right-hand side is the planet’s icy north polar cap.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • For a polished, blowout-ready look, feather your crescent bangs to the sides.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The kitchen, for instance, is crescent shaped, from the plancha to the grills and stove.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The beauty of it is that every crescent moon will once again become full.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The doorbell button had a little crescent moon on it.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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 crescent is comprised of neighborhoods in the city’s west, north and east sides.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
  • And the moon, which will be a waning crescent around and around, at about 9% full, will not spoil the view.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • Looking for more crescent crossbody bags to travel with?
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • The smooth leather and oversized crescent shape ​​makes it the perfect carryall.
    — Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • Only part of the sun appears covered in this case, giving it a crescent shape.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023
  • No one in the family will be able to resist these cheesy crescent rolls studded with sausage.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025

crescent

2 of 2 adjective
  • The clear skies allow nice evening views of the crescent moon on the western horizon.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Behind, violet hills, a green and pink sky with a crescent moon.
    — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • Payton wears a dangly crescent moon earring in one ear and a stud in the other.
    — Kori Williams, Seventeen, 25 May 2020
  • 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
  • Be sure to see the crescent moon in the west, hovering between Antares and Venus.
    — Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2021
  • This features 60/40 rails, rear channels, and a crescent tail.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Ramadan ends on either May 1 or 2, when a crescent new moon is sighted.
    — Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 15 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • The moon's faint waxing crescent phase will allow for optimal viewing.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Nguyen also added stars, a crescent moon, and a constellation to pull the whole look together.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The small crescent lattice quilt throw costs $120 and is made of organic cotton.
    — Ben Tobin, The Courier-Journal, 13 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some countries, such as Turkey, rely on technology to see the crescent moon.
    — Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 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
  • The crescent sand beach is super-calm in the mornings, perfect for stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, and snorkeling around the reef just off the shore.
    — Kim Westerman, Forbes, 29 June 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Japan’s main island of Honcho is home to thousands of Asiatic black bears, also known as moon bears because of a white marking on their chests, roughly in the shape of a crescent moon.
    — Washington Post, 18 June 2021
  • The crescent shape of the six stratovolcanoes making up the islands is one of the first clues that indicated the possible presence of a caldera to the researchers, Power said.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Observers of this partial eclipse will see a crescent sun as the moon passes in between the sun and the Earth, the Royal Astronomical Society said.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021
  • Russian troops are deployed across the front line in a crescent moon stretching from Izium in the north to Donetsk in the south and have been trying to encircle tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers.
    — New York Times, 13 May 2022

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