How to Use amberjack in a Sentence

amberjack

noun
  • Tunas that are well below the surface near the humps will hit the jigs, but so will amberjacks.
    — Steve Waters, miamiherald, 14 June 2018
  • Species like mahi mahi, jacks and amberjacks also use it as a primary nursery area.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Species like mahi mahi, jacks and amberjacks also use it as a primary nursery area.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • Species like mahi mahi, jacks and amberjacks also use it as a primary nursery area.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • When Chris Taylor presses play, footage of blue wrasse and greater amberjack fills the screen.
    — Carrie Arnold, National Geographic, 10 May 2019
  • Some of my favorites were the spicy tuna and amberjack as well as the yellowtail with yuzu pepper.
    — Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 24 June 2021
  • Diners go for the yellowtail, tuna and amberjack bathed in shallow pools of citrus soy sauce or spicy yuzu.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Blue lobster is enlivened with harissa, amberjack pops with jalapeño, and Balfegó tuna gets a wake-up from wasabi.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The anglers kept fishing, catching some more bottom fish and smaller amberjacks.
    — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2024
  • Or sample amberjack sashimi with teriyaki sauce.
    — Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The offerings will include toro, sea bream, amberjack, yellowtail, ora and salmon.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Mansfield said the cooler on the boat contained several snapper and amberjack.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
  • Most of the specimens are flown in whole from Japan; recent models have included amberjack, madai, triple tail and bonito.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
  • The buttery richness of the amberjack completely melts into a bright, tangy yuzu-ponzu drizzle, while a topping of yuzu pepper adds a fresh, zesty kick of heat.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Don't leave without trying his delicious amberjack tuna cured with pine needles and served with grapes infused with sweet wine, pickled daikon, seaweed, and herb oil.
    — James Rampton, theweek, 29 Aug. 2024
  • The reef is already attracting reef-dependent fish, including red snapper and amberjack, a Shell news release states.
    — Sara Sneath, NOLA.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Snapper, grouper, amberjack, and barracuda can patrol decks and passages, while coral, sponges, and barnacles create a habitat for smaller fish.
    — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The bait attracts a variety of gamefish, including dolphin, wahoo, sailfish, amberjacks and sharks.
    — Steve Waters, miamiherald, 14 June 2018
  • These include purple potato with pata negra gnocchi, tuna tataki and amberjack ceviche.
    — Andrea Onate, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Altogether, their six-fish haul of two amberjacks, two African pompano, a permit, and a cobia weighed roughly 300 pounds.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
  • Diners can enjoy all kinds of tacos at Pujol, which serves scallop tacos with avocado, ginger and shiso, as well as squash blossom tacos with koshihikari rice and amberjack.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022
  • The first round featured a light pink blue shrimp cut, followed by cuts of amberjack, bonito topped with green onion and garlic, and butterfish, with an interim bite of crispy fried shrimp head with lemon between rounds.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Anglers landing greater amberjack or gray triggerfish are required to report their catches via the state’s Snapper Check system.
    — al, 30 July 2021
  • The result is a French-California bistro where beef tartare gets brightened by the crunch of green beans and amberjack crudo receives a garnish of cucumber and grape salad.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Fisherman were known to catch silver-stripe round herring, Indian anchovy, greater amberjack and more, in hauls that could reach up to 1,300 pounds.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Maui is popular for both offshore trolling (blue and striped marlin, yellowfin tuna, wahoo, mahi mahi) and bottom fishing (snapper, amberjack, hogfish, goatfish and more).
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Signature plates include amberjack carpaccio with citrus and ponzu, Fassona beef tartare with hazelnuts and black truffle, and smoked eel yakitori with rosemary potatoes.
    — Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Other species removed from the overfishing list included stocks of sailfish, winter flounder and blue king crab, while other additions included stocks of greater amberjack, red grouper and red hake.
    — Washington Post, 17 May 2018
  • Eels are go-to baits for stripers, but also extremely effective for many other species, including cobia, tarpon, various bottom fish, amberjack, and even billfish.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Other species removed from the overfishing list included stocks of sailfish, winter flounder, and blue king crab, while other additions included stocks of greater amberjack, red grouper, and red hake.
    — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018

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