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• I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.From the entry shift
• Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.2018 April 21, Sara Hudston, The Guardian. From the entry asker
• The H1N1 flunami crested in Lincoln late last month, according to Friday's weekly report.2009 November 6, Mark Andersen, “Flu activity declining in Lincoln after peak”, in Lilcoln Journal Star. From the entry flunami
• A flock of crested pigeons flashed through the timber out in the day.2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 223. From the entry crested pigeon
• Tasikoki has some 70 crested black macaques housed together in large, forested enclosures to let them establish hierarchies.2017 March, Jennifer S. Holland, “For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival”, in National Geographic. From the entry forested
• "Cresteds," or "cresties," as they are commonly called, are docile in nature and relatively calm and easy to handle as pets.[2017 December 12, Kimberly Kay Lucas, “Crested Gecko Care And Information”, in Reptiles Magazine, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2022. From the entry crestie
• The light of the nouvelle vague—the “new wave” in French cinema that crested in the early sixties—was special.2000, Gilberto Perez, The Material Ghost, JHU Press, →ISBN, page 336. From the entry nouvelle vague
• The other possible problem with uphill, downhill and crested roads is that bikes tend to wheelie over them.1983, Keith Code, notes and comments by Eddie Lawson, “The Road You Ride”, in A Twist of the Wrist: The Motorcycle Road Racers Handbook…. From the entry wheelie
• Crested wheatgrass is used extensively for regrassing land in the northern Great Plains that has been put in cultivation.1937, U.S. Department of Agriculture Miscellaneous Publication, page 11. From the entry regrass
• The Toki or Japanese crested ibis (ibis nippon) is an almost extinct kind of bird resembling the heron.1934, Frederic de Garis, Atsuharu Sakai, We Japanese, page 354. From the entry toki
• A steep slope rose, crested by stunted blackjacks.1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Library of America, published 1985, page 20. From the entry blackjack
• Townsmen, imitating the lords, possessed some fine hunters on the perch, and girls of modest upbringing even equalled the châtelaines in dressing a fine crested bird on the glove.2011, “The Great Old Hunter”, in Gareth Knight, transl., The Romance of the Faery Melusine, Skylight Press, translation of original by…. From the entry châtelaine
• The oldest tetanuran, the crested allosauroid Cryolophosaurus, was discovered in Lower Jurassic rocks on Antarctica and is quite similar to allosauroids from Upper Jurassic rocks on several continents.1999 June 25, Paul C. Sereno, “The Evolution of Dinosaurs”, in Science, volume 284, number 5423, →DOI, pages 2137–2147. From the entry tetanuran

Meaning of crested

1. adjective Having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet).
2. adjective Having a heraldic crest, badge, shield-like emblem, etc.
3. noun Any of various creatures having a crest.

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How do you use crested in a sentence?

Crested is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “I crested the hill and shifted into fifth.”

What is a short sentence with crested?

“A steep slope rose, crested by stunted blackjacks.”

What does crested mean?

Crested means having a crest, or ornamental tuft (on an animal) or plume (on a helmet).