plural sardines also sardine
1
: any of several small or immature fishes of the herring family
especially
: the European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus) especially when young and of a size suitable for preserving for food
2
: any of various small fishes (such as an anchovy) resembling the true sardines or similarly preserved for food
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These days the sardines are fished out and there are one-third as many residents as in 1870, the end of the sailing age.
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
The dinner theme harkened back to a sardine motif used throughout Staud’s latest collection, with scallop crudo, clams, and woven boquerones as just a few offerings on the menu.
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
Sardines Calcium content: 351 mg in one 3.75-oz can of sardines, or 35.1% of the DV24
These salty little fish add umami flavor to salads and pastas.
—Christine Mattheis, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Top tip: The migration also coincides with the Sardine Run, between May and July, where the sardines spawn in the South African waters, attracting super-pods of whales and dolphins, diving birds and even sharks.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2024
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
The dinner theme harkened back to a sardine motif used throughout Staud’s latest collection, with scallop crudo, clams, and woven boquerones as just a few offerings on the menu.
—Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
Sardines Calcium content: 351 mg in one 3.75-oz can of sardines, or 35.1% of the DV24
These salty little fish add umami flavor to salads and pastas.
—Christine Mattheis, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
Top tip: The migration also coincides with the Sardine Run, between May and July, where the sardines spawn in the South African waters, attracting super-pods of whales and dolphins, diving birds and even sharks.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2024
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sardine
noun
sar·dine
sär-ˈdēn 
plural sardines also sardine
: any of various young or very small fish often preserved in oil for food
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