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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Locals love Corona Trattoria for seafood specialties like pasta with sardines.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
Holland America Line’s passengers in the Mediterranean might be able to order fresh sardines or swordfish, for example, or in Australia, barramundi and Tasmanian ocean trout—all with the knowledge that they are certified as responsibly caught.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Sources of omega-3 include fatty fish—such as salmon, mackerel, sardines and trout—as well as flaxseeds, walnuts, fish oil supplements and cod liver oil.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The regulation became necessary when the number of whales near the coast spiked after a marine heat wave from 2014 to 2018 apparently pushed their prey – such as sardines and anchovies – closer to shore, and the humpbacks followed.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2024
Holland America Line’s passengers in the Mediterranean might be able to order fresh sardines or swordfish, for example, or in Australia, barramundi and Tasmanian ocean trout—all with the knowledge that they are certified as responsibly caught.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
Sources of omega-3 include fatty fish—such as salmon, mackerel, sardines and trout—as well as flaxseeds, walnuts, fish oil supplements and cod liver oil.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
The regulation became necessary when the number of whales near the coast spiked after a marine heat wave from 2014 to 2018 apparently pushed their prey – such as sardines and anchovies – closer to shore, and the humpbacks followed.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 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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