How to Use abalone in a Sentence

abalone

noun
  • Add the shrimp and abalone to the bowl and stir again to combine.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
  • But neither the abalone nor the A4 Wagyu ribeye are the stars of the show.
    Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The red abalone fishery was closed in 2018 because of the die-off.
    Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, 27 Jan. 2020
  • For example, the first course of one of the meals on the two-day journey is abalone.
    Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 2 May 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
  • 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
  • Around the same time, Alpaugh had been gifted an abalone shell.
    Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine, 9 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • The abalone husks littered across the ground had each yielded a steak-size dinner.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2021
  • 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
  • Without a stitch of makeup, Hoyeon’s skin gleams like the inside of an abalone shell.
    Monica Kim, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2022
  • This was done by inlaying abalone shell into the tar used on those items.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • His cure was chicken feet and abalone soup spiked with his famous blend of Chinese herbs and roots.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022
  • Finally, the team added paint, abalone shells, hair and a trailer of white ermine skins.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017
  • 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 the expansion of the lobster fishery has come at the cost of an even more lucrative one: abalone.
    Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2018
  • The abalone were a key source of food for native American people for thousands of years.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Monterey Abalone Company is the only in-ocean abalone farm in the country.
    Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Miniature abalone shells, which make for a gorgeous necklace, are prized.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • According to the study, 96 percent of red abalone, a type of sea snail that feeds on bull kelp, have died from starvation.
    Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2019
  • There are exceptions, of course: abalone diving, fly fishing, the salmon run.
    Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Over the years, Thai specialties like abalone with eggs and angel wings (chicken wings stuffed with a mixture of shrimp and spices) came off the menu.
    Frank Shyongcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Nature provides the abalone with a plate: its own iridescent shell.
    Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The bark skirt is paired with a top made from abalone and northern cowrie shells, as well as a basket-style hat woven from Juncus and deer grass.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Poachers now steal about seven million South African abalone a year, up from four million a year in 2008.
    National Geographic, 5 June 2016
  • A few years ago, intrepid souls were able to set out each spring to dive for abalone off the Northern California coast.
    Chris Kim, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • Native plants, abalone shells and redwood will decorate the space.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Low Ball Tumbler with Lid $14.99 The four-inch white marble coaster gets its beauty and shine from a mother-of-pearl and abalone shell.
    Jessica Migala, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2019
  • One of the costliest dishes on the menu — Monterey abalone ringed in frothy smoked butter and sliced over a rustic chickpea stew — is priced at $42.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023

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