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• Larger fish like sardines and herring make up the rest.
  — Chris Dwyer, CNN, 3 Aug. 2022
• Then came the Dance Marathon, the high adrenaline dance off where the couples are packed on the floor like sardines to dance their hearts out.
  — Calie Schepp, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2022
• And then we would be thrown in the paddy wagons, and sometimes we were stacked in there like sardines in a can.
  — Jeremy Gray | , al, 5 Apr. 2023
• One smoked, one shellfish, and one of the little fishes like sardines or mackarel is a good way to start.
  — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• Every weekend during the summer, New Yorkers travel to the Rockaways by subway or ferry to lie like sardines along the vast shoreline.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 24 Aug. 2022
• Something straightforward like sardines in olive oil, or silvery needlefish for a close variation, sets a benchmark.
  — Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2023
• Eyewitness reports described a scene where attendees were packed into the crowd like sardines and described intense pressure on their chest during Scott’s performance, while others were trampled in the chaos.
  — Vulture, 29 June 2023
• Wine, wine everywhere: bottles stacked on bottles, crowding every spare surface space, taking every inch of unclaimed countertop, packed like sardines between the tables, layered like a phalanx three soldiers deep atop the bar.
  — Jordan Michelman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• Wine, wine everywhere: bottles stacked on bottles, crowding every spare surface space, taking every inch of unclaimed countertop, packed like sardines between the tables, layered like a phalanx three soldiers deep atop the bar.
  — Jordan Michelman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
• Fish consumed include those rich in anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids, like sardines, salmon, and mackerel.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 15 Feb. 2022
• Although the festival reported that 90% of first-day attendees showed proof of vaccination, now-viral (and deeply concerning) photos of the festival show attendees packed in like sardines.
  — Asia Ewart, refinery29.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• Anchovies go through boom and bust cycles, just like sardines, that are often driven by natural fluctuations in water temperature.
  — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 July 2022
• After all, most experiences aren’t exactly improved upon when you’re packed like sardines—especially during a pandemic.
  — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Jan. 2022
• There’s an element of freedom despite being squished together like sardines, a closeness purposely manufactured.
  — Ellen O'Brien, Outside Online, 21 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 27 Aug 2024