How to Use marlin in a Sentence
marlin
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August 3rd the storm came through, knocked the marlin down.
—Nick Suss, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022
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A splash of tart habanero salsa didn’t hurt the marlin at all.
—Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, 26 May 2017
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The Atlantic longbill spearfish—a rare relative of sailfish and marlin—is part of the line up as well.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
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Because a marlin is a disgraceful babysitter on the land.
—Julie Vick, The New Yorker, 7 July 2022
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Bochy welcomed Brown by directing him to a hard-plastic replica of a marlin.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2023
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Phillip Heasley, fishing aboard the Kallianassa out of Naples, Fla., had caught the only white marlin entered into the tournament.
—Todd Masson, NOLA.com, 23 May 2017
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No marlin were caught in the tournament, which was Saturday and Sunday.
—Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 July 2017
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But the crew did not win the tournament, nor did team members receive any monetary reward, despite the blue marlin's size.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 20 June 2023
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It’s now served by Conrad’s successor, Marlin Hunter — who, true story, was named for the giant marlin his father caught on this very beach.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2023
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Here, the world’s top blue-water hunters, Melani among them, dive for prized pelagics, such as tuna, marlin, wahoo, and other deep-water predators.
—Logan Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2017
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Humans like to eat big predators, like tuna and marlin—exactly the kind of species that had disappeared from the CO2 vents Nagelkerken studied.
—Lizzie Wade, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2015
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There are plentiful big tuna in the lagoon right off shore, while a bit further out are blue and black marlin (the largest species) wahoo, sailfish, mahi mahi and giant trevally.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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Deep-sea fishing charters also prove popular, with mahi mahi and colossal marlin thriving off the coast of Huahine island.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2023
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Because hammerheads live so close to land, this feat is also much more attainable than, say, catching a 1,000-pound marlin, which requires a big boat and mountains of gear.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
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Seafood is important in all coastal kitchens in the country, with shellfish, marlin, tuna, and octopus taking center stage.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
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Farther out in the Gulf waters, offshore trophies such as tuna, kingfish, sailfish, and marlin prove bountiful game.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
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Take a motorized dinghy and a scrumptious picnic lunch to your own private beach for a day, hook a black marlin in Anchor Bay with the help of the marine team, or explore the island’s flora and fauna with one of the in-house naturalists.
—Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes, 8 June 2022
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This reel is capable of subduing tuna, sharks, sailfish, marlin, and other blue-water species.
—Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
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Completing the list of characters are a marlin (a large type of fish, now extinct), some sharks (now mostly extinct or in private collections), and several extinct birds.
—Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023
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Overfishing has depleted 90 percent of large fish, such as tuna, swordfish, marlin, cod, halibut, skates, and flounder.
—National Geographic, 16 Sep. 2016
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But the key is the 370-slip marina and yacht club, the most advanced in the Caribbean, with diving, sailing and excellent deep sea sportfishing, hosting one of the most important marlin tournaments anywhere.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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The Sensation has theorized this marlin’s wounds may have fallen into those categories.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 21 June 2023
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Maui is popular for both offshore trolling (blue and striped marlin, yellowfin tuna, wahoo, mahi mahi) and bottom fishing (snapper, amberjack, hogfish, goatfish and more).
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 May 2023
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Capable of reaching upwards of 1,000 pounds, makos prompted hundreds of tournaments on every coast, and were lumped in with other offshore prizes like tuna and marlin in terms of popularity.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 26 July 2023
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The menu nods to the exhaustive selections of traditional cantinas and to a restaurant-savvy clientele (the meatballs are topped with bone marrow; the flautas filled with stewed marlin), meticulously prepared but with respectfully few modern twists.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 13 Apr. 2017
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