Plural of sardine
regular plural
The plural of sardine is sardines.
Forms of sardine
| Singular | sardine /sɑːˈdiːn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sardines |
| Countable | countable |
Sardines in a sentence
- They feasted on premium sardines packed in olive oil, as did their hunting dogs, who insisted on joining the meal.
- They watched bemused as countless sardines disgorged from a railway car that was never designed to hold so many passengers.
- The fish factory cans the sardines and mackerel.From the entry cans
- I'm pretty claustrophobic, so I didn't wanna hop in the elevator with them all packed like sardines in there.From the entry packed like sardines
- Passengers are no longer "willing to be packed into trains like sardines", says London TravelWatch.2022 March 23, “Network News: Passengers Unwilling to be ‘Packed Like Sardines’”, in Rail, number 953, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer…. From the entry packed like sardines
Meaning of sardine
- noun Any one of several species of small herring which are commonly preserved in olive oil or in tins for food, especially the European sardine (Sardina pilchardus, syn. Clupea pilchardus). The American sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the Atlantic herring and of the menhaden, and many canned sardines in America are sprats.
- noun Someone packed or crammed into a small space.
- verb To fish for sardines.
Questions about the plural of sardine
- What is the plural of sardine?
- The plural of sardine is sardines.
- Is sardine countable?
- Sardine is a countable noun.
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