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: any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope
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Examples of lobster in a Sentence
I had lobster for dinner.
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The restaurant is perched above the casino on the second floor, next to a food hall that boasts lobster rolls, burgers, pizza, sushi and, yes, tacos.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Fishermen found lobsters and crabs painted black and weighed down by oil.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
For years, Melancon used to work laying concrete and cooking lobsters.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
For their meal, the couple enjoyed steak and a medley of seafood, including lobster, sea bass, oysters, clams, and shrimp.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Fishermen found lobsters and crabs painted black and weighed down by oil.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
For years, Melancon used to work laying concrete and cooking lobsters.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
For their meal, the couple enjoyed steak and a medley of seafood, including lobster, sea bass, oysters, clams, and shrimp.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for lobster
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“Lobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lobster. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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lobster
noun
lob·ster
ˈläb-stər 
: any of several large edible marine crustaceans with stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen
also
: spiny lobster
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