How to Use fish stick in a Sentence

fish stick

noun
  • But did those fish sticks have a brilliant potato chip crust?
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Meals at home consisted of spaghetti with ketchup, or fish sticks.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The fish is used in fish sandwiches, frozen fish sticks, omega-3 oils and surimi.
    — Brian Skerry, National Geographic, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Fried fish and shrimp, onion rings, oysters, slaw, fries, mac and cheese, fish sticks, cheese pizza slices, and homemade desserts.
    — The Courier-Journal, 12 Feb. 2024
  • During the covid-19 pandemic, fish stick sales rose as much as 50% in some places.
    — Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Update your fish sticks by coating tilapia in panko bread crumbs and serving them with a fresh and vibrant veggie salad.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 20 May 2019
  • The meat is trimmed, battered and breaded by processors into millions of fish sticks and fast-food filets a day.
    — Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2018
  • The fish was fried in a golden, crunchy batter that reminded me of the frozen fish sticks my mother sometimes made for me.
    — Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 4 June 2024
  • Air Fryer Mode gives crunchy golden results for foods such as fries or fish sticks with little or no oil added.
    — New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
  • So when Stephanie wasn’t home and the boys grew tired of microwaveable chicken nuggets and fish sticks, Trevon squeezed a syrup bottle and got to work.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 9 May 2020
  • In a world in which many people are wary of seafood, the fish stick spread even behind the Iron Curtain of the Cold War.
    — Ute Eberle, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2021
  • But in the past three decades, the same kinds of market research tools that big companies use to try to sell you fish sticks and Fords became part of politics.
    — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 19 July 2018
  • Once the oil shimmers, add the frozen fish sticks and cook until heated through and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes per side, depending on thickness.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • After all, frozen fish sticks and McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish hardly scream catch of the day.
    — J.m. Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Fluke Milanese appears on the as a minimalist adult fish stick paired with a petite salad of watercress, fennel, and shiso.
    — Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Other early innovations, such as fish sticks, were created not to delight the palate but to sell food that many people considered inferior.
    — Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Hillenburg was especially tickled — and horrified — by a pitch for SpongeBob fish sticks.
    — Darryn King, Longreads, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The freshwater fish are sliced thin and dredged in corn flour, cornmeal and a spice mixture before being quickly fried, resulting in addicting, crispy little fish sticks, served with a kicky red-chile mayo.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Home refrigerators offered modern freezer compartments, ready to fill with fish sticks, frozen waffles and TV dinners.
    — Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The former eventually won out as the top fish stick brand in the US, thanks in part to national ad campaigns targeting busy housewives looking for an easy and nutritious meal.
    — Liz Webber, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The brand uses these pieces to create their Happy Fish (a healthier alternative to traditional fish sticks made from upcycled salmon), burgers and sausages.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • That evolved into gleaning what Americans ate (McDonald’s, fish sticks, pizza) during commercials.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 17 Aug. 2018
  • Instead of frozen chicken tenders, fish sticks, or sloppy Joes, Giusti and his team offer up curry chicken with ginger brown rice, chicken gumbo, beef enchiladas, and homemade cheese pizza.
    — Dave Collins, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2018
  • For those who survived the era in which fish sticks and tater tots passed as a good day in school cafeterias, a visit to a contemporary K-12 lunchroom in Oakland is illuminating.
    — Mark Kreidler, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The $1 billion Alaska walleye pollock fishery, caught for McDonald's fish sandwiches and many frozen fish sticks, is the most valuable in America.
    — National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2017

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