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Examples of rock lobster in a Sentence
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Chief Islander James Glass shows off two rock lobsters, which are regularly sent to destinations as far-flung as Hawaii and Japan (Credit: James Glass).
—Sasha Chapman, Discover Magazine, 20 Apr. 2023
The menu offers countless fish and shellfish delicacies, including caviar service, seafood plateaus with Sicilan red shrimp, scampi, and raw scallops, plus octopus carpaccio and the signature rock lobster Catalana salad.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
And rock lobster just sounded like a good title for a song.
—Karen Schoemer, SPIN, 1 May 2022
Some favorites include beef short ribs, lamb shoulder with mint and fennel and Omani rock lobster with quinoa.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022
Until recently China accounted for around 96 percent of Australian exports of southern rock lobster, trade worth over half a billion U.S. dollars a year to the the antipodean nation.
—NBC News, 20 June 2021
Australia is stuck between a rock lobster and a hard place.
—NBC News, 20 June 2021
Australia says Chinese customs officers are delaying imports of some premium shellfish products, in a sign its rock lobster industry could be the latest casualty of growing tensions between Canberra and Beijing.
—Jason Scott, Bloomberg.com, 1 Nov. 2020
China accounted for 94% of Australian rock lobster exports worth A$752 million ($527 million) in 2018-19.
—Jason Scott, Bloomberg.com, 1 Nov. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Rock lobster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20lobster. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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