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
Jackie Smook, a puppet maker and creator of the show “Dilly’s World,” threads a needle while working on a sardine puppet at her home workshop.
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
The worst was what they called kapenta, a kind of tiny sardine.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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