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Recent Examples of clam
Noun
Others, including Cannon’s father, gave the state’s proposal to start clamming a chance.—Denise Hruby, Sun Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024 On special mornings, guests can start the day watching clamming bears as the sun soars above the Chigmit Mountains –all without leaving camp.—Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Verb
And that may be even more satisfying than a clam appetizer.—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025 Exercises like wall-sits, clam shells, step-ups, and Romanian deadlifts target the knees and surrounding muscles to improve strength and stability.—Jakob Roze, Health, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clam
In November, Jackson terminated Gatlin for swindling millions of dollars from the Foundation as executives privately reeled over her betrayal of the hospital system’s fundraising arm, which raises tens of millions to benefit Jackson’s patients.
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Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
Autry believes that the billions of dollars being spent by companies like SpaceX and the federal government to support space exploration, return to the Moon and potentially get to Mars is money well spent.
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