SHELLFISH in a Sentence

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For SHELLFISH, below is one of 5 sentences:
I found some shellfish on the shore, and ate them raw, not daring to kindle a fire, for fear of being discovered by the natives.

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 Meanings and Examples of SHELLFISH
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
shellfish
 n.  meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell
Classic Sentence:
1  I found some shellfish on the shore, and ate them raw, not daring to kindle a fire, for fear of being discovered by the natives.
Gulliver's Travels 2 By Jonathan Swift
Context  Highlight   In PART 4: CHAPTER XI.
2  We transported the shellfish, or the 'relish' as Mr. Peggotty had modestly called it, up into our room unobserved, and made a great supper that evening.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 7. MY 'FIRST HALF' AT SALEM HOUSE
Example Sentence:
1  Scientists believe a parasite is attacking the lobsters' nervous system, killing the shellfish.
2  Both saltwater and freshwater invertebrates are considered shellfish.
3  The idea of eating raw shellfish nauseates me.