fishy
Example Sentences
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There’s hardly a sweeter spot in the country for a fishy meal by the sea.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
"Also, we have corporate sanctioned mobile devices and this came in via his personal phone. So that made him think this was potentially a little murky, a little fishy."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Users of the new Moonshot model quickly noticed something fishy: Kimi K2.5 referred to itself as Claude.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
"Now they come out saying there are issues with the system. To me, it seems like there's something fishy going on," she said.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
The flesh was stringy and fishy, but it was all gobbled down voraciously, nothing remaining but the beak and feet.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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