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How to use pickle in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Pickle means a cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. Example: “A pickle goes well with a hamburger.”

Examples of pickle by meaning

nounA cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

  • A pickle goes well with a hamburger.

nounThe brine used for preserving food.

  • This tub is filled with the pickle that we will put the small cucumbers into.

nounA difficult situation; peril.

  • The climber found himself in a pickle when one of the rocks broke off.
  • I beg you, Miss Jones, to realize the pickle you're in.1955 October, Rex Stout, “Die Like a Dog”, in Three Witnesses, Bantam, published 1994, →ISBN, page 194

nounA mildly mischievous loved one.

  • 'And now,' she said, 'what about that kiss my little pickle was going to give his old Auntie?'1965, Eric Malpass, Morning's at seven, page 43

nounA rundown.

  • Jones was caught in a pickle between second and third.

nounA children’s game with three participants that emulates a baseball rundown.

  • The boys played pickle in the front yard for an hour.

nounA pipe for smoking methamphetamine.

  • Load some shards in that pickle.

verbTo preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.

  • We pickled the remainder of the crop.
  • These cucumbers pickle very well.

More sentences with pickle

  • Salt, sugar, and acid all act as preservatives when making pickles.From the entry preservative
  • Let's go hork pickles at people from the back row of the movie theatre.From the entry hork
  • There were three pickles in a jar.From the entry in
  • Some people claim drinking pickle juice is good for you.From the entry pickle juice
  • Cody Ko, a YouTube star with 5.7 million subscribers, found himself in a pickle in May.2021 September 1, Taylor Lorenz, “She’s the Investor Guru for Online Creators”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry in a pickle
  • Spread out four bread and butter pickle coins on top, and sprinkle with onion.2020, Evan Bloom, Rachel Levin, Eat Something, page 76. From the entry coin
  • Eddie spatulaed the patty onto a bun and extracted tomatoes, lettuce, and sliced pickles from a Tupperware.2018 March 13, Bruce Holbert, Whiskey: A Novel, MCD, →ISBN, page 4. From the entry spatula
  • Mayochup is a pared-down version of those condiments, which typically also contain pickle relish or onion.2018 October 13, Maura Judkis, “Which mayo-ketchup sauce is worthy of your burger and fries?”, in The Seattle Times, archived from the…. From the entry mayochup
  • He’d make a spanking fine husband, but Anna’s no dill pickle.2017 November 13, Jennifer Kincheloe, “Jupiter! Why I Love 1900s Slang”, in Criminal Element. From the entry dill pickle
  • Quick pickles are a great way to use up veggies that are a little past their prime.2017, Leela Cyd, Tasting Hygge: Joyful Recipes for Cozy Days and Nights, The Countryman Press, →ISBN. From the entry pickley
  • “The cove was blethering all gammon and pickles about yer Da'.2016, Roger Higgins, Billy Gogan, American. From the entry gammon and pickles
  • One famous American company employs such “dill pickles” only in their purchasing division.2015, Ján Košturiak, Everyday Reflections, page 20. From the entry dill pickle
  • Why don't you check that out?” “What's a pickletini?” “Uh, it's vodka and pickle juice.2015 March 13, Tom McCarthy, Paul Sado, 31:20 from the start, in The Cobbler, spoken by Max Simkin (Adam Sandler). From the entry pickletini
  • Frickles (fried pickles) are inspired and served with a blue cheese dipping sauce (see page 20).2013, Lisa Faulkner, The Way I Cook..., page 41. From the entry frickle
  • Honey dills, bread n' butters, sweet and sours, gherkins, mustard pickles and relishes: everything's here.2011 July 20, Thom Rock, Blueberry Fool: Memory, Moments, and Meaning, Wipf and Stock Publishers, →ISBN. From the entry sweet-and-sour
  • Germans still eat Katerfrühstück, a postbinge breakfast that usually consists of herring, pickles and goulash.2009 January 1, Claire Suddath, “Hangovers”, in Time, archived from the original on 02 Jan 2009. From the entry postbinge
  • Pickles' cat, Fluffykins, sparked local rumors that a cat napper was at work in Mossy Creek.2009, Deborah Smith, Debra Dixon, Carolyn McSparren, Critters Of Mossy Creek, page 191. From the entry cat napper
  • Pickles rushed me into the manager's office, my hand still stuffed in a cambro of tomato goo.2008, Maura Knight, Feed, page 88. From the entry cambro
  • Typically, they snacked on zapiekanki—long, thin breadcrusts covered with melted cheese, pickles and ketchup.1999 March 14, Tom Hundley, “American invasion of Poland being greeted with open arms: Movies, Big Macs, the NBA are blitzing through the…. From the entry zapiekanki
  • Ashkenazim use a combination of cloves and bay leaves for besamim, as well as other pickling spices.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 170. From the entry besamim
  • Give up whistling the national anthem while taking a shower, hey, whatever tickles your pickle.1995 March 3, Viet Dinh, “Vietisms: Everything You Wanted to Know about Sects but Were Afraid to Ask”, in Mark Binker, Johnny J. Wong…. From the entry whatever tickles your pickle
  • Wednesday — Hamburger or cheeseburger, pickle slices, buttered corn, graham crackery pudding, sliced peaches, milk.1987 August 22, “Menus”, in Urbana Daily Citizen, 149th year, number 107, Urbana, Oh., page 3, column 4. From the entry graham crackery
  • Don't like: Cruising, bars, pickles, strobe lights, chrome & glass furniture, using a want-ad to meet someone.1979 April 14, Bob Williams, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14. From the entry want ad
  • Other exhibits here included pineapple, cucumber, pickle, castor oil, banana, vinegar, pepper pot soup in bottles.1977, Farmer. From the entry gully bean
  • Pickle stopped suddenly and stared at the dog daisy in Cedric's buttonhole.1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 38. From the entry dog daisy
  • Heinz could have wrung enough vinegar out of Cally’s look to run his pickle works.1952, Zora Neale Hurston, “Backstage and the Railroad”, in William Loren Katz, editor, Dust Tracks on a Road (The American Negro: His…. From the entry wring
  • The other contains an assortment of things, usually including fish and pickles.1918 March 7, Lloyd Balderston, “Children’s Corner. Letters from Japan.”, in J. Henry Bartlett, editor, The Friend. A Religious and…. From the entry bento box
  • The meat is then given a special mild cure in sweet pickle and wood smoke.1907 December 28, “The Epicure's Ham”, in The National Provisioner, volume 37, number 26, page 7. From the entry oversaltiness
  • Sweet & Spicy Picklerita jalapeño tequila, pickle, lime, agave, Tajín.2024 June, The Vortex, The Vortex ATL (PDF), archived from the original on 16 Dec 2024. From the entry picklerita
  • We love our pickled okra riff, but if okra isn't your thing, you can simply sub dill pickles (or cornichons).2022 August 11, Ann Taylor Pittman, “Southern Pickletini”, in Southern Living, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2024. From the entry cornichon

Meaning of pickle

  1. noun A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
  2. noun Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
  3. noun A sweet, vinegary pickled chutney popular in Britain.

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Questions about pickle in a sentence

How do you use pickle in a sentence?
Pickle is used as a noun and verb. For example: “A pickle goes well with a hamburger.”
What is a short sentence with pickle?
“These cucumbers pickle very well.”
What does pickle mean?
Pickle means a cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.

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