How to Use she-crab in a Sentence

she-crab

noun
  • Feast on regional classics, like shrimp and grits and she-crab soup, thanks to recipes from its founders.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The menu leans into coastal favorites, with crowd-pleasers like hush puppies, she-crab soup, and crab cakes.
    — Abby Price, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • Sherry’s she-crab cake and soup, Laurence’s pecan baklava, and both of Jonathan’s dishes.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Sample she-crab soup, witness the art of basket weaving, hear live music and learn about Lowcountry history at this one-day event.
    — Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The menu sprawls across all-day breakfast, po’ boys, muffulettas, she-crab soup, shrimp and grits and Cajun pasta, with most entrées landing in the $13-$20 range.
    — Charlotte Observer, 10 June 2026
  • The restaurant reimagines Lowcountry classics with modern flair, serving dishes like she-crab soup, charred okra, and perloo inside The Vendue hotel.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Here, visitors can expect a variety of great Southern classics and terrific seafood ranging from oysters Rockefeller to swordfish, she-crab soup, and even a great lobster roll.
    — Abby Price, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Local legend traces the origin of Charleston's iconic she-crab soup to a presidential dinner served at the home of Mayor Rhett in the early 1900s.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The menu plays on Lowcountry classics with dishes like charred okra, she-crab soup, sourdough bread served alongside sorghum butter, and perloo, a traditional one-pot meal popular in South Carolina and Georgia.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Meet up for a lunch of crab cake sliders and she-crab bisque at The Sanctuary’s Jasmine Porch; or a seafood dinner of oysters and scallops in The Atlantic Room; or steak and sushi in the Ocean Room.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026

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