How to Use anchovy in a Sentence

anchovy

noun
  • So, our anchovies are sad but green.
    — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • But were anchovies one of the options?
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Add anchovy, then slowly add olive oil in a thin, steady stream.
    — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, 16 June 2022
  • Pissaladières are caramelized onion tarts with olives and anchovies.
    — Saveur, 15 May 2020
  • In a quart-sized pot, add the water and anchovies and bring to a boil.
    — Charles Lam, NBC News, 11 May 2017
  • Let’s talk about the other anchovies.
    — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Chuck the bread, toss in some green beans and anchovies and make a salade nicoise instead.
    — Bill Daley, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
  • Add the olive oil, maple syrup, tahini, anchovy paste, and sesame oil and shake again.
    — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The fish oil used to make the supplement is sourced from wild anchovy.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The brininess of the anchovies meets the gaminess of the meat.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 17 July 2017
  • Any place anchovies go, fish sauce can go, too, and more easily.
    — By Carole Kotkin, miamiherald, 7 June 2017
  • Finally, tasters had thoughts about the oil that comes with the anchovies.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Or get the boquerones, white anchovies with almonds and lemon.
    — Linda Bladholm, miamiherald, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Red onion, anchovies, garlic, parm.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 May 2026
  • Choose from items like a tin of anchovies, ice cream sandwiches, bagels and more.
    — Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Salmon, sardines, anchovies and trout check all of those boxes.
    — The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The extremely wan olive oil used here didn’t add much to these quite mild anchovies.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The recipe calls for veal bones, chicken thighs, anchovies, and bacon.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 9 May 2025
  • This fishy look leans more Mediterranean, with a mix of anchovies, lemons, and olives.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • About ⅛ teaspoon of anchovy paste gives it even more umami, 1 tsp.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 12 Apr. 2018
  • While most anchovies are cured in sea salt and packed in oil, these are packed fresh in a vinegar mixture.
    — Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Place anchovy fillets and lemon juice in a blender and puree together.
    — Josie Sexton, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2019
  • Canned tuna has never been my thing, nor have tinned sardines or even most anchovies.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Roast oily fish like smelt, sardines, fresh anchovies over the fire to bring out the right amount of brininess.
    — Ashley Mason, Bon Appetit, 25 May 2017
  • Clam juice is just a kinder, gentler version of an anchovy or Asian fish sauce.
    — Jane Black, WSJ, 24 June 2019
  • Some variations are thick and creamy, while others are heavy on the anchovies.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That said, his choice for omega-3s would be smaller fish, like sardines and anchovies.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Stuff the whites with the mixture, garnish with parsley and anchovy strips and serve.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2018
  • This rib roast is rubbed with a punchy mixture of rosemary, anchovies, and garlic.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Fried squash blossoms over fragrant green sauce with anchovy in summer.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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