sardine

Example Sentences

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"I get to avoid the rush hour and being packed in like a sardine," says the 23-year-old in Salford, Greater Manchester.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

She sews the tail fabric made of Arctic polar fleece of a sardine puppet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

They attributed the first period of weight loss to greater numbers of Japanese sardine, which increased competition with other species for food.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024

They were followed by a number of fishes that are common consumed by these penguins, including barracuda, anchovy, sardine, herring and zooplankton.

From Salon • Jan. 26, 2024

They worked on it in the late mornings and in the afternoons before the boys from the sardine fleet came in.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck