How to Use swordfish in a Sentence

swordfish

noun

• Place the swordfish on the grill and cook for 2 minutes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
• Plush enough to pair even with swordfish or a four-cheese lasagna.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• Oh, sure, the restaurant is a looker, and the kitchen grills a juicy swordfish.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
• The giant squid weighs about the same as a swordfish, but its eye is around three times bigger.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2012
• Mint pesto packs on a refreshing punch to cubes of swordfish.
  — Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2023
• These are fish that eat large amounts of deep-water shrimp, and the pigment from the crustaceans builds up in the swordfish’s flesh over time.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 6 Mar. 2023
• Perhaps a piece of halibut or fresh mahi or maybe a swordfish steak.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 13 Sep. 2023
• The giant swordfish made a hard run on the surface and then did a U-turn, swimming directly at the boat.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 22 Nov. 2023
• Pearly slices of swordfish splashed with smoky chile sauce fan across a crisp tortilla, making for the hautest (and hottest) tostada around.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
• Take to the stove or oven instead, where your finished swordfish will be no less moist and ready for any topping or sauce.
  — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 25 June 2021
• For comparison, the largest fish eye is the 9-centimetre orb of the swordfish.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2012
• In the overfished Mediterranean, the swordfish might have fought to ensure a larger share of the remaining scraps.
  — Joshua Sokol, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2020
• At first glance, a swordfish and a flounder couldn’t seem more different.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Aug. 2010
• Dishes range from $6 potato rolls to $38 swordfish, the website said.
  — Talia Lissauer, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
• An angler in Maryland got his name in the records books after hauling in a massive swordfish.
  — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 29 July 2021
• Experts were of mixed opinion on whether the clip showed a shark or another large fish, likely a swordfish.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
• Sailfish are among the fastest fish species in the ocean and, like the swordfish, are recognizable by their extended, pointed bills.
  — CBS News, 25 July 2022
• But perhaps these swordfish had aimed for smaller prey, and rammed something else by mistake.
  — Joshua Sokol, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2020
• The change would have shut down the drift gillnet fishing for swordfish for up to two seasons if too many of nine groups of whales, sea turtles or dolphins were getting caught in the nets.
  — Ellen Knickmeyer, The Seattle Times, 12 June 2017
• Fish that are a good source of vitamin D include salmon, swordfish, tuna and sardines.
  — Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
• The verde on the succulent swordfish comes from the cilantro and chili marinade and a silky avocado mayonnaise.
  — Ashley Mason, Bon Appetit, 8 Feb. 2017
• The verde on the succulent swordfish comes from the cilantro and chili marinade and a silky avocado mayonnaise.
  — Ashley Mason, Bon Appetit, 8 Feb. 2017
• The swordfish for the restaurant’s fish tacos is battered in a crisp masa shell, and a cream puff from pastry chef Derrick Flynn houses a masa diplomat cream.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 31 Oct. 2022
• In a restaurant, waiters bring you your food, often offer witty banter, and can tell you which blend of white will go best with your swordfish.
  — Samantha Leach, Glamour, 17 Dec. 2020
• Many of these are important fishery species, such as jack mackerel and swordfish, while others are rare and cannot be found elsewhere in the ocean.
  — Priya Shukla, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• That stuffed swordfish is also on the Easter Sunday menu, but so are Australian lamb chops ($27), blackened stuffed chicken or pork chop ($25) and more.
  — Robert Philpot, star-telegram, 19 Mar. 2018
• With some species comparable in size to today’s tuna or swordfish, these were not tiny.
  — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2023
• Brunch entrées include leg of lamb, beef tenderloin, flank steak, chicken breast, swordfish, sea bass and french toast.
  — Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2023
• At the restaurant, the swordfish is seared, sliced, then finished at the table, in a screaming-hot cast iron serving skillet (think fajita-style).
  — Dallas News, 1 June 2021
• The studio says the limousine also takes design cues from the dynamic swordfish and can move through the water in an equally swift fashion.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024