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How to use swordfish in a sentence

11 example sentences · noun, verb

Swordfish means a large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius. Example: “The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.”

Examples of swordfish by meaning

nounA large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

  • We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
  • One reason, the department suggested, was that affluent New Yorkers were likely to eat expensive fish high in mercury, like swordfish and tuna.2008 January 30, Nick Fox, “Taking Worry Off the Plate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 May 2021

More sentences with swordfish

  • The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.From the entry catch
  • Do not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish due to their high levels of mercury.2013, Jill J. Grover, Ecological Food for Thought on Seafood, West Conshohocken, PA: Infinity Publishing, →ISBN, page 26. From the entry shark
  • For the novice fish griller, firm-fleshed fish steaks (salmon, tuna, swordfish, shark) will be the easiest to grill.2002, Karen Adler, Judith M. Fertig, Fish & Shellfish, Grilled & Smoked: […], Boston, MA: The Harvard Common Press, →LCCN, →OL, page 6. From the entry griller
  • A stronger, steakier fish like swordfish is also suitable.1991, Martha Rose Shulman, Entertaining Light: Healthy Company Menus with Great Style, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 114. From the entry steaky
  • For the main course, order any of the fresh fish from the blackboard; the swordfish is always wonderful (and nicely undercooked, unless you specify otherwise).1987 April, “Restaurants”, in Orange Coast Magazine, volume 13, number 4, page 80. From the entry undercooked
  • This picturesque and historic little place is the main centre for a really amazing sport—rod-fishing for swordfish, tiger or “mako” sharks, and kingfish.1925, W. W. Dunsterville, “Big Game Fishing in New Zealand: After Swordfish and Tiger Sharks with Rod and Line”, in The Wide World…. From the entry swordie
  • Dishes are largely composed of lighter fare - such as smoked swordfish and salmon salad - much appreciated when you're still carrying a food baby from a previous meal.2010, Virginia Maxwell, Alex Leviton, Leif Pettersen, Tuscany & Umbria, Lonely Planet, page 191. From the entry food baby
  • The federal Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency advise women and children to avoid king mackerel, shark, swordfish and tilefish, and limit their consumption of some tuna.2008 January 30, Nick Fox, “Taking Worry Off the Plate”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 05 May 2021. From the entry tilefish
  • We spent consider'ble money getting ’em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 6. From the entry 'em

Meaning of swordfish

  1. noun A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
  2. noun A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
  3. verb To fish for swordfish.

Full definition of swordfish

Questions about swordfish in a sentence

How do you use swordfish in a sentence?
Swordfish is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.”
What is a short sentence with swordfish?
“The catch amounted to five tons of swordfish.”
What does swordfish mean?
Swordfish means a large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

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