How to Use mackerel in a Sentence

mackerel

noun

• The scoop: Oily fish like salmon (and sardines, mackerel, and trout) are full of omega-3 fatty acids.
  — SELF, 8 Aug. 2019
• Two-thirds of British mackerel and most of its herring catch is exported to the EU.
  — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2020
• The pair was fishing from shore at Jump Off Point and using cut mackerel on 2-pound line.
  — Ernie Cowan, Pomerado News, 26 July 2017
• Here’s a clip of the mackerel being cooked to the sounds of the show’s unforgettable theme song to whet your appetite.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
• The heat has driven fat out of the mackerel and into the rice, which is now bound together by rich fish oils.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
• While numbers vary based on the type of mackerel (and where and when it was caught), a three-ounce serving has about two grams of omega-3 fatty acids.
  — Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2022
• Keep a bait low in the water column for a shot at wahoo, which will shadow schools of mackerel.
  — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2018
• Tootsie is a 15-year-old mackerel tabby with six toes on all four paws.
  — cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021
• Gus was made to forage for meals, pulling chicken from a rawhide wrapper and coaxing a frozen mackerel out of a block of ice.
  — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
• The scene spilled onto the street, as the buzzy Cameroonian food truck African Chop served roasted mackerel and jollof rice to sweaty guests after the set.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019
• While smoked trout is great in this dip, any canned fish (think sardines, mackerel, or tuna) will work—just make sure it's packed in oil.
  — Lauren Schaefer, Bon Appetit, 14 May 2018
• Branzino, squid, clams, mackerel, and mussels sit behind glass shields atop the clean ice, kept cold by the marble.
  — Naomi Tomky, Fortune, 28 July 2019
• Cast your line off the jetty for blackfish, flounder, mackerel, and stripers.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
• But mackerel are now swimming in the warmer currents around Iceland, and the value of the catch has risen noticeably.
  — Liz Alderman, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2019
• Ikegami orders the mackerel, and within minutes, chef Doi-san passes the sushi across the counter.
  — Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
• Trawlers are still able to fish for flounders, mackerel, perch and other whitefish, and cod is open to longline, jig and pot gears through Dec. 31.
  — Laine Welch, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2017
• Most of it is mackerel, herring and shellfish that fetch better prices abroad.
  — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2020
• Eat bread rolls crammed with fresh mackerel for a few lire in Istanbul’s Eminönü area.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2020
• Think of the Matiz sardines in olive oil or mackerel in spicy oil, and La Brujula mussels, as the charcuterie of the sea.
  — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 6 Mar. 2020
• Slung over his shoulder is a shrimp trap with a dead mackerel speared and suspended at its center.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022
• Rig with wire leader if your target is mackerel or sharks.
  — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 June 2018
• When firing up the grill, consider salmon, trout, mackerel, or other fish high in omega-3 fatty acids, which are good for the brain.
  — Angel Biasatti, star-telegram.com, 13 June 2017
• Remove the mackerel from the solution and pat dry with a paper towel.
  — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2019
• Remember to use a 30-pound-test mono leader for the mackerel to prevent cutoffs.
  — Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• The East China Sea, where mackerel and croaker abound, is China's largest fishing ground.
  — Amanda Erickson, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2018
• This bag, from our spring 2018 collection and printed with a mackerel, was an homage to that tradition.
  — Natalia Rachlin, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2020
• Amphipods scuttled across the featureless sediment on the seafloor, and devoured the mackerel down to its bones.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 10 May 2020
• For Assam Laksa, the broth is based on fresh mackerel (though frozen or even canned will do) with both tamarind and torch ginger flower featuring in the broth.
  — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2023
• The couple’s young daughter did her homework near the counter while Isaac and I sampled wild leeks prepared three different ways, mashed pumpkin, and a delectable roast mackerel.
  — Helen Schulman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
• With preparations like Spanish paprika mackerel and spicy white anchovies in extra virgin olive oil, each BPA-free tin is packed with so much flavor, the fish doesn’t need any accompaniments.
  — Anna Haines, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024