How to Use bivalve in a Sentence

bivalve

noun
  • That’s good news for bivalve lovers, who descend in droves to shuck and slurp.
    — Shawnté Salabert, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2023
  • These tasty bivalves are a favorite around these parts, and with good reason.
    — Rochelle Bilow, Bon Appetit, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The bivalves, just a few months old, were barely larger than a pencil tip.
    — Katherine Kornei, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2020
  • And, experts say the shells from the bivalves may just be helping our coastline.
    — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 29 May 2017
  • Now, researchers have designed a polymer that would make these bivalves proud.
    — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 26 Oct. 2017
  • The sauced bivalve is in the center of the plate, hinting that your meal will be seafood-focused.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Spot seals and other wildlife on your boat ride out to one of the farms, and then help sow the world-famous bivalves.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Their surfaces are rough and rippled to help corals and bivalves grow on them more easily.
    — WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Cages bob in chest-deep water, each holding a cache of bivalves in various stages of growth.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • After that were barnacles, then gastropods [such as snails and slugs], then bivalves such as clams.
    — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Bring your glove and oyster knife because these bivalves are not shucked to keep them as fresh as possible, the farmer said.
    — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Most of the empty shells of the large bivalve have been colonized by other marine species.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Ocean bivalves, for instance, help clean up toxic spills, and even tiny ocean plankton help form rain-bearing clouds.
    — The Economist, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Williams said, holding one of the bivalve shells, which blend in with the river bottom and are difficult to spot.
    — OregonLive.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Superb clam pie awaited us, with freshly shucked bivalves, tons of garlic, and a touch of parsley and chile flakes.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Harvey’s was serving 500 wagonloads of the tasty bivalves a week.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2018
  • As fishermen brought in the fresh bivalves, his team shucked them and sent the meat on for eating in the Northeast.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But in both cases (with bivalves and great-grandmothers alike), better late than never, right?
    — Elizabeth Gilbert, Good Housekeeping, 6 Mar. 2012
  • Choi says to the Spider-Man actor, who’s about to partake in his first raw bivalve on the half shell.
    — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 6 June 2019
  • Cockscomb pearl mussels, the study’s starring bivalves, are found in fresh waters across northeast Asia.
    — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 22 June 2023
  • The menu boasts many fresh catches, including the bay’s signature bivalves, whether in shooters, stews or omelets, grilled or raw on the half shell.
    — Richard Stenger, SFChronicle.com, 3 July 2018
  • Why should this helpless bivalve — captive in its shell until pried open and steamed, baked, minced, stuffed, and casinoed by humans — be happy?
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022
  • If dad loves oysters, then a gift of the briny bivalves would really surprise him on Father’s Day.
    — Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018
  • The foods richest in these include bivalves such as clams, mussels and oysters; leafy greens such as kale and spinach; wild salmon; organ meats; nuts; beans and seeds.
    — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 26 July 2018
  • Each of the bivalve mollusks can filter between 20 and 50 gallons of water a day.
    — WSJ, 10 July 2017
  • Also, on Saturday afternoon, one lucky bivalve will be chosen as the largest oyster at the fest.
    — Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 29 May 2018
  • The world’s most extensive variety of fish, bivalves, and crustaceans are on display with species most people have never seen or heard of.
    — Princess Cruises, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Classic oyster service from the raw bar features east- and west-coast bivalves ably shucked with minimal damage to the creatures or their shells.
    — Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 24 May 2018
  • The act of raising sea plants and bivalves — known as mariculture — is accelerating across the globe.
    — Juliet Eilperin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
  • Here, a few farmers share their experiences raising oysters—and of course, their expert tips on how to shuck and serve the perfect briny bivalve.
    — Todd Plummer, Vogue, 18 July 2018

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