How to Use fishy in a Sentence

fishy

adjective
  • There's something fishy about that guy.
  • Fresh fish smells briny and not fishy, and is firm to the touch.
    — Mary Tomlinson, Southern Living, 10 July 2020
  • Steer clear of brands that add lemon to get rid of the fishy taste.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 27 July 2023
  • Fat from bears that eat a lot of dead salmon is said to taste fishy.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Over the past month, the fishy smell has grown ever stronger.
    — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
  • And with its mild, milky flesh, cod is one of the least fishy of them all.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018
  • The lobster bisque is creamy, rich and does not give off a fishy taste.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • My job is to tell you when something smells fishy, and, well, p-yew.
    — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
  • There are plenty of fish in the sea who aren’t up to anything fishy.
    — cleveland, 16 May 2020
  • There are plenty of fish in the sea who aren't up to anything fishy.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 17 May 2020
  • When your friends are telling you something’s fishy, listen up!
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The sausage was good, but the salmon was excellent and not fishy at all.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
  • That fishy stench of old seafood or the fetid smell of rotting meat are foul smells, to be sure.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2022
  • Grown-ups, both black and white, find something fishy in this metaphysics.
    — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 16 May 2021
  • Swordfish was not overly fishy, and this one might have been the husky one of the catch.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Here are the fries that are open this final Friday of fishy fun.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Figure out whose clues are fishy to unmask the crasher.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • And that movement could teach us a lot about how our fishy ancestors learned to walk.
    — John Rennie, WIRED, 1 July 2018
  • But as Wahlquist reports, new species are just the tip of the fishy iceberg.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 20 June 2017
  • The flavor is savory, salty and, when tasted straight up, fishy.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Hop on the trend early by grabbing your mermaid tale—and a few fishy friends, too.
    — Emily Becker, Women's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The flaky texture is a mix of six legumes, while the fishy flavor comes from algae oil.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The most common side effect of taking too much omega-3 is fishy breath.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • This fishy look leans more Mediterranean, with a mix of anchovies, lemons, and olives.
    — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Bradford pear trees are known for their fishy odor and their invasive nature.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Despite the hundreds of ponds and millions of fish, the farm smells anything but fishy.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Some of the fishier diver species are best utilized in sausage recipes or brined, fried, and dunked in hot sauce.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Some people don’t mind the taste, while others call it fishy and unpleasant.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Due to their diets, divers tend to harbor a fishier taste in the oils and fat beneath their skin.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The plan smells fishy to Coleman, but at least there’s a spot for Oliver.
    — Erin Douglass, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2025

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