How to Use fish stick in a Sentence

fish stick

noun
  • Planks eliminate the risk of fish sticking to the grill.
    Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • In a world in which many people are wary of seafood, the fish stick spread even behind the Iron Curtain of the Cold War.
    Ute Eberle, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The fish is used in fish sandwiches, frozen fish sticks, omega-3 oils and surimi.
    Brian Skerry, National Geographic, 14 Sep. 2017
  • During the covid-19 pandemic, fish stick sales rose as much as 50% in some places.
    Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2022
  • So when Stephanie wasn’t home and the boys grew tired of microwaveable chicken nuggets and fish sticks, Trevon squeezed a syrup bottle and got to work.
    Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 9 May 2020
  • It’s the sort of sandwich with a filet of fish that hangs over the bun like a giant, heavily battered, misshapen fish stick.
    Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The meat is trimmed, battered and breaded by processors into millions of fish sticks and fast-food filets a day.
    Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2018
  • But in the past three decades, the same kinds of market research tools that big companies use to try to sell you fish sticks and Fords became part of politics.
    Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Update your fish sticks by coating tilapia in panko bread crumbs and serving them with a fresh and vibrant veggie salad.
    Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 20 May 2019
  • The latest list hits items that U.S. households buy, including electric lamps, apple juice and fish sticks.
    Joe MacDonald, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2018
  • Here’s one solution: Turn your kids’ catch into that all-time childhood favorite, fish sticks.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2020
  • And as Americans opt for less processed food and more global flavors, chicken nuggets and mac and cheese may give ground to salmon fish sticks, agedashi pops and hemp pasta with ghee.
    Kim Severson, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Instead, the fish stick solved a problem that had been created by technology: too much fish.
    Ute Eberle, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2021
  • But mostly, our dinners consisted of a three-ingredient stir fry flavoured only with soy sauce, baked fish sticks from the freezer, and a big bowl of rice.
    Connie Wang, refinery29.com, 4 May 2020
  • From venison nachos to fried fish sticks to tiger meat (well, not exactly), here’s the ultimate food menu for game day, whether your guests are hunter and anglers—or just plain hungry.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2020
  • De Laurentiis says of these crispy, cheesy Parmesan and breadcrumb-crusted fish sticks.
    NBC News, 15 Mar. 2019
  • Invasive species are made approachable and delicious in dishes like the blue catfish fish stick topped with fried capers.
    Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Nothing like finger food for teaching a noble and necessary lesson—and nothing could be better for the Super Bowl than a piled of golden-fried fish sticks.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The former eventually won out as the top fish stick brand in the US, thanks in part to national ad campaigns targeting busy housewives looking for an easy and nutritious meal.
    Liz Webber, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Seafood: There’s an ocean full of fresh, chilled and frozen fish listed, including bass, swordfish, lobster, tilapia, tuna, sardines, caviar, crabs, crabmeat, eel, oysters, scallops, shrimp and fish sticks.
    Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2019
  • For those who survived the era in which fish sticks and tater tots passed as a good day in school cafeterias, a visit to a contemporary K-12 lunchroom in Oakland is illuminating.
    Mark Kreidler, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The freshwater fish are sliced thin and dredged in corn flour, cornmeal and a spice mixture before being quickly fried, resulting in addicting, crispy little fish sticks, served with a kicky red-chile mayo.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The $1 billion Alaska walleye pollock fishery, caught for McDonald's fish sandwiches and many frozen fish sticks, is the most valuable in America.
    National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2017
  • These usually consist of something like fish sticks or pizza with a hefty portion of fries and a microscopic side of vegetables: one tiny floret of broccoli and two carrot sticks.
    Bee Wilson, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Later, when surimi became widely available, sushi counters substituted the cheap processed fish sticks for king crab.
    Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The brand uses these pieces to create their Happy Fish (a healthier alternative to traditional fish sticks made from upcycled salmon), burgers and sausages.
    goodhousekeeping.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Hillenburg was especially tickled — and horrified — by a pitch for SpongeBob fish sticks.
    Darryn King, Longreads, 13 Aug. 2019
  • Instead of frozen chicken tenders, fish sticks, or sloppy Joes, Giusti and his team offer up curry chicken with ginger brown rice, chicken gumbo, beef enchiladas, and homemade cheese pizza.
    Dave Collins, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
  • Her family ate canned chop suey, frozen fish sticks and iceberg lettuce with Wishbone dressing, but there was also applesauce from backyard trees and fresh corn, tomatoes and rhubarb from a victory garden that her parents kept up after the victory.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
  • That evolved into gleaning what Americans ate (McDonald’s, fish sticks, pizza) during commercials.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Aug. 2018

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