How to Use tilapia in a Sentence

tilapia

noun
  • Then a big tilapia, which show up now and again on the Snake.
    Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Place one shrimp on each fillet and wrap shrimp with the tilapia.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2018
  • For those who don't want fried food, there is grilled salmon and tilapia.
    Moby Dick, The Courier-Journal, 20 Feb. 2023
  • For those who don't want fried food, there is grilled salmon and tilapia.
    The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The fish varies from tilapia to cod to shrimp to redfish and even crawfish.
    The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The warden found an ice chest with six tilapia, one black bass and a cast net.
    John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Dec. 2021
  • The glazed shrimp were sweet and hot with a nice snap, and the best part was the tender and slightly spicy tilapia.
    Linze Rice, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • These tilapia will soon be scooped out and shipped off to grocery stores.
    oregonlive, 17 June 2023
  • Also for those who don't want fried, there is grilled salmon and tilapia.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The list also names seafood such as tilapia, salmon, cod and tuna.
    Jacob M. Schlesinger, WSJ, 11 July 2018
  • At Leaf Fin Farm, tilapia provide the nutrients to grow the plants.
    Steve Edwards, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Aug. 2019
  • There are tilapia in the tank with them that eat their dung, hippo skin as well as algae off the rocks.
    Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 17 Mar. 2020
  • Next to the barrel, minnow-sized tilapia swim in a smaller fish tank.
    Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Strips of tofu skin, steamed together in the nori, are dead ringers for the fibrous flesh of a tilapia.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The beds are a little more dug out than bass beds, similar to how a tilapia will build a bed.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 9 May 2024
  • Nearby, tomatoes, onions and herbs grow in soil enriched with the tilapias’ waste.
    oregonlive, 17 June 2023
  • For humans, the prospect of tilapia bandages is murkier, at least in the United States.
    Emily Atkin, New Republic, 30 Jan. 2018
  • The sole was moist and meaty, not skimpy like those tilapias often served in Chinatown.
    Tan Vinh, The Seattle Times, 11 July 2017
  • John Avery, who leads the fish fries, said the menu includes fried pollock, baked tilapia and crab cakes.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2020
  • There are two chicken recipes, two tilapia recipes, and three meatless recipes.
    Christine Byrne, SELF, 23 Sep. 2018
  • Plate tilapia, and top with any excess marinade from the skillet.
    Lisa Lillien, PEOPLE.com, 7 May 2018
  • Non-steak entrees will be lamb chops, tilapia and grilled chicken.
    George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Any firm, white-fleshed fish will do for this recipe, including cod, tilapia, grouper, and more.
    Paige Grandjean, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The entourage feasted on pork bits, tilapia, and viscous okra soup.
    Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Here, though, use catfish, tilapia or any kind of thin white fish fillets.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The only fish in the Salton Sea today are inch-long desert pupfish and hybrid tilapia.
    Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Fried cod or baked tilapia dinners include desserts and drinks.
    Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Avoid thin fillets, such as sole or tilapia, which cook too quickly and fall apart.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Gibson's Jollof comes with plantain and a choice of goat meat, chicken or tilapia.
    Joyce Smith, kansascity, 7 May 2018
  • Fried fish dinner, fish sandwich, shrimp dinner (by the pound), salads, baked tilapia, and shrimp creole.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024

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