Crescent is an English word with synonyms like semilunar or lunate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Crescent in a sentence
Related words
Crescent meaning
- The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
- Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
- A curved pastry.
Using Crescent
- The main meaning on this page is: The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. | Something shaped like a crescent, especially: | A curved pastry.
- Useful related words include: crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate, rounded.
- In the example corpus, crescent often appears in combinations such as: red crescent, crescent in, the crescent.
Context around Crescent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Crescent
- In this selection, "crescent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, red, carlton, wellington, beach, diversion and rawson stand out and add context to how "crescent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include alexandra in crescent beach next, and carlton crescent and red crescent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "crescent" sits close to words such as laden, laughed and shining, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with crescent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wellington Crescent — Academy Road (at Wellington Crescent) to Guelph Street. (10 words)
A number plate was removed from a car parked outside a property on Park Crescent. (15 words)
Apartments near the city’s photogenic crescent beach, Playa de la Concha, command a hefty premium. (16 words)
Unlike other Muslim countries which accept the observation of the crescent with an optical lens of a telescope, the start of a new month in Morocco is officially announced only after observing the new crescent with the naked eye. (39 words)
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “At 11.13am on April 3, two fire engines from Nelson and Hyndburn, together with an aerial ladder platform from Hyndburn, attended a chimney fire on Sansbury Crescent, Nelson. (36 words)
Faizel Ismail, co-ordinator of Crescent of Hope, told the media that Awqaf SA and Crescent of Hope recognise the opportunity of serving the poor and needy beyond the conventional beneficiary base. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Blenheim Crescent from Montrose Road to Carlton Crescent - diversion route via Montrose Avenue, Alexandra Avenue and Carlton Crescent.
The group took to the doorsteps of Connell Crescent, Rawson Crescent, Whiteford Place, and Arran View to speak to constituents about both local and national issues.
Wayne Bowerman and his wife, Gwen, live on Hunt Crescent in northeast Crescent Heights and argued the large project would detract from the area and potentially provide glare and nuisance.
Kerem Kinik, of Turkish Red Crescent, said: "At the Red Crescent, we stand by those in need 365 days a year.
Wellington Crescent — Academy Road (at Wellington Crescent) to Guelph Street.
Campbell Group Housing, Blamey Crescent, Campbell (1964) - nine buildings consisting of apartments and attached houses on the corner of Blamey Crescent and Edmondson Street.
Unlike other Muslim countries which accept the observation of the crescent with an optical lens of a telescope, the start of a new month in Morocco is officially announced only after observing the new crescent with the naked eye.
Faizel Ismail, co-ordinator of Crescent of Hope, told the media that Awqaf SA and Crescent of Hope recognise the opportunity of serving the poor and needy beyond the conventional beneficiary base.
A second component, a C-shaped hard rubber ring, is located between the crescent and the barrel. citation Ordinarily, the ring blocks the crescent from pushing down.
In 1983, the League was renamed to the "League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies" to reflect the growing number of national societies operating under the Red Crescent symbol.
The crescent Moon is most clearly and brightly visible when the Sun is below the horizon, which implies that the Moon must be above the Sun, and the crescent must open upward.
According to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society, there have been clashes at least six separate locations around the West Bank.
After two years of fighting for the freedom of their furry friends, dog walkers of Crescent Head have been promised continued access on Goolawah Beach for another two years.
An annual late-spring festival offering entertainment, food, kids’ activities and more returns to Camp Alexandra in Crescent Beach next weekend – with an extra day that’s just for grownups.
Andrew and Reginald, both of Middlebere Crescent in Poole, appeared at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, November 29.
An LAS spokesperon said: “We were called at 12pm today (7 September) to reports of a fire on Gayton Crescent, NW3.
Another resident, Geoffrey Holwill, says residents' parking in Stoke Hill Crescent, though not perfect, is the only realistic solution.
A number plate was removed from a car parked outside a property on Park Crescent.
Apartments near the city’s photogenic crescent beach, Playa de la Concha, command a hefty premium.
A spokesperson for the fire service said: “At 11.13am on April 3, two fire engines from Nelson and Hyndburn, together with an aerial ladder platform from Hyndburn, attended a chimney fire on Sansbury Crescent, Nelson.
Phrases with crescent
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with crescent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- red crescent 31×
- crescent in 25×
- the crescent 22×
- in crescent 11×
- crescent moon 8×
- crescent society 8×
- crescent and 7×
- of crescent 7×
- crescent is 6×
- crescent point 6×