How to Use grouper in a Sentence

grouper

noun
  • Fish shacks served grouper pulled straight from the sea.
    Jack Healy, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The fried grouper sandwich ($23) is the priciest on the menu.
    Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The shrimp po’boys, fried grouper cheeks, and lemon meringue pie are the stuff of legends.
    Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The Tippzzee boat claimed the grouper title with a 35-pound, 5-ounce fish.
    Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 23 June 2018
  • The Goliath grouper can weigh as much as 800 pounds and lives in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Oysters, grouper, fried shrimp and crabcakes rise to the top.
    Atlanta Life, ajc, 4 May 2017
  • Stocks of red grouper, shortfin mako and red hake were added to the overfished list.
    Washington Post, 17 May 2018
  • Stocks of red grouper, shortfin mako, and red hake were added to the overfished list.
    Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018
  • And blue holes and sunshine and fresh grouper and cracked conch and miles and miles of nature trails ...
    Mark Gauert, sun-sentinel.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Ceviche made with N.C. grouper hits all the right notes of heat, cold and citrus.
    Kathleen Purvis, charlotteobserver, 3 Aug. 2017
  • The eels share this safe spot with tangs, triggerfish, grouper and more.
    Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The grouper produced at least 30 pounds of meat, Lasher told the Post and Courier.
    Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, 9 May 2018
  • Well, first of all, the blue grouper is the most incredible fish.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Take the Nassau grouper, which begins life as a female and changes to a male.
    National Geographic, 20 Feb. 2016
  • Suit up and dive down to meet groupers, turtles, eels, snappers, and sharks.
    Jenny Peters, National Geographic, 25 July 2019
  • Pan-Roasted Catch of the Day ($30) might feature Gulf grouper or mahi-mahi.
    Eric Velasco, AL.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • Suggestion: Spear and whisk the potatoes through the tiny rivers of sauce flowing from the grouper.
    Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • Take a half- or full-day trip to reel in tarpon, grouper, trout, redfish, and even sharks.
    Outside Online, 2 May 2022
  • Snappers and groupers were biting on some of the deeper reefs.
    Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 June 2017
  • These days, `McElwain is giving the grouper in a town a run for their money.
    Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2017
  • There went the grouper, the goon of the reef, who keeps the population under control.
    Heidi Mitchell, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Don’t skip the sumptuous grouper with cornbread gnudi or the the crab beignets.
    Shayne Benowitz, miamiherald, 10 Apr. 2018
  • As well as gray nurse sharks, whales, stingrays, grouper fish and many more marine species can be seen there.
    Nell Lewis; Video By Angus Watson, CNN, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Fresh catch from a day spent out on the water could be black drum, grouper, striped bass or speckled trout.
    Megha McSwain, Chron, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This roving coral grouper fish is groomed by a bluestreak cleaner wrasse.
    Kristin Ohlson, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2019
  • We feast on local grouper, stone fish and sea bream, offered whole and split among the diners.
    Roy Harris, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Any firm, white-fleshed fish will do for this recipe, including cod, tilapia, grouper, and more.
    Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Go for anything made with grouper and order a side of cheese grits or hush puppies.
    Coastal Living, Southern Living, 15 June 2023
  • The raw bar focuses on Southern Italian seafood: scorpion fish, squid, swordfish, amber jack and grouper.
    Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
  • This recipe, from chef and angler Ford Fry, is perfect for saltwater species like snapper, grouper, or striped bass, but there’s no reason why a three-pound largemouth bass couldn’t be subbed in with fantastic results.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024

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