How to Use eel in a Sentence

eel

noun

• The torch is then used to fry the eel in the bone marrow fat.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
• One of the best marine baits for a host of species is the eel.
  — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
• The eel came out of its niche and grabbed the lionfish off the spear.
  — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, 9 Apr. 2021
• To get to New York, the eel larvae catch a ride on the Gulf Stream current.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
• Nature: When an eel climbs a ramp to eat squid from a clamp, that’s a moray.
  — New York Times, 23 June 2021
• So the first step is figuring out a way to anesthetize the eel.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021
• Lurie went to the Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx, in hopes of procuring an eel.
  — John Semley, The New Republic, 5 Feb. 2021
• The best section was an eel grass bed in 4 to 8 foot depths just off the main river, Leary said.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 26 Nov. 2021
• The banner flutters in the air like an eel, shrouding the sun, dropping to beach grass.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023
• Have an idea, a link, a friendly encounter with an eel?
  — Rob Engelaar, National Geographic, 20 Aug. 2020
• The channels were used to trap and harvest eels for food, CNN reports.
  — National Geographic, 27 Jan. 2020
• The state and its partners began tracking eel passage near the Conowingo Dam in 2007.
  — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
• Guests here will find eels, starfish, and colorful coral.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2023
• Swamp eels, pythons, land snails, iguanas, and… bunnies?
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
• Sutton flails about like an eel on shore while Crystal is the calm hawk waiting to swoop down and make a meal out of her.
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 July 2021
• Now fish have returned in droves: Atlantic salmon, alewives, baby eels, shad and brook trout, to name a few.
  — Lisa W. Foderaro, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2020
• The eel-like fish, which grows up to 20 inches long, features a round, suction mouth circled with rows of sharp teeth.
  — Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 25 Sep. 2020
• New South’s Crunchy Dog makes use of pork rinds, eel sauce, spicy mayo, avocado and cream cheese.
  — Bob Carlton | [e-mail], al, 6 July 2023
• As young larvae, baby eels drift around the sea for between seven months and three years.
  — National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2020
• This meal can include everything from smelt and eel to squid and mussels.
  — Jason Bittel, Family, 15 Dec. 2020
• Last spring, two fishermen showed up at his kitchen door with a fresh catch of the fang-toothed cross between a catfish and an eel.
  — Adam Erace, Fortune, 28 May 2022
• The idea is great; the salad is smokier than the original, and with the wonderful added oily softness of the eel.
  — New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
• Considered a delicacy at the time, the eel was fished to the point of near extinction.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2021
• Hummingbirds flit between the lush foliage, while rays, eels, and fishes teem through the reefs.
  — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Feb. 2020
• The baby eels are used as seed stock by Asian aquaculture companies and can fetch more than $2,000 per pound at the docks.
  — USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2020
• The final box contains a live fire eel swimming in warm water, which caused the audience to gasp.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 8 Dec. 2021
• Among the findings was a blind eel with transparent, gelatinous skin – the pictures are creepy and amazing.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
• Miguel is not the first eel to spread a little holiday energy.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 6 Dec. 2019
• Maine’s baby eel fishermen had a productive year in the state’s rivers and streams, but the price for the eels was much lower than usual.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 9 June 2020
• The mink eel distressed saddle bag by John Galliano matched perfectly with the white fur look of her coat, tying the whole look together.
  — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024