How to Use mackerel in a Sentence

mackerel

noun
  • Stir in mackerel and lime juice.
    — Leena Trivedi-Grenier, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2019
  • The sentences cut a swift, clean trail across the page—a mackerel through the water.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • All of that brings us back to the anchovy, along with fish such as the sardine and mackerel.
    — New Atlas, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Fatty fish such as salmon, sardines, trout, and mackerel are among the best sources.
    — Brianna Tobritzhofer, Health, 4 June 2026
  • Fatty fish, such as mackerel and salmon, are rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
    — Carrie Madormo, Health, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Richer fish like mackerel and swordfish will work too, but bring a stronger flavor.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Most of it is mackerel, herring and shellfish that fetch better prices abroad.
    — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2020
  • Tootsie is a 15-year-old mackerel tabby with six toes on all four paws.
    — cleveland, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Cast your line off the jetty for blackfish, flounder, mackerel, and stripers.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018
  • Keep a bait low in the water column for a shot at wahoo, which will shadow schools of mackerel.
    — Mark Blythe, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2018
  • Slung over his shoulder is a shrimp trap with a dead mackerel speared and suspended at its center.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The heat has driven fat out of the mackerel and into the rice, which is now bound together by rich fish oils.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Like the hearty roasted beef chuck served with ratatouille, or the pickled mackerel drizzled with coastal shrimp oil.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Stuff mackerel with lemon, garlic, and a medley of your favorite herbs, then roast until flaky and crisp.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Gus was made to forage for meals, pulling chicken from a rawhide wrapper and coaxing a frozen mackerel out of a block of ice.
    — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2018
  • Branzino, squid, clams, mackerel, and mussels sit behind glass shields atop the clean ice, kept cold by the marble.
    — Naomi Tomky, Fortune, 28 July 2019
  • Both salmon and mackerel are excellent sources of omega-3 fatty acids.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This makes the Atlantic mackerel a better option for a wider group of people.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Remove the mackerel from the solution and pat dry with a paper towel.
    — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Here’s a clip of the mackerel being cooked to the sounds of the show’s unforgettable theme song to whet your appetite.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Eat bread rolls crammed with fresh mackerel for a few lire in Istanbul’s Eminönü area.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Fishermen cast their lines 30 feet below in search of halibut, perch and mackerel.
    — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
  • Barrett must have been sorely tempted to walk over to each senator who asked this question and slap him or her with a large mackerel.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Fatty fish like salmon, tuna, and mackerel have some of the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids in food.
    — Kathleen Felton, Time, 9 June 2026
  • Make sure there are pickles of some sort in your future, by all means a little salad of creamy gigante beans and silvery mackerel.
    — Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2020
  • While numbers vary based on the type of mackerel (and where and when it was caught), a three-ounce serving has about two grams of omega-3 fatty acids.
    — Matthew Kadey, Outside Online, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The pair was fishing from shore at Jump Off Point and using cut mackerel on 2-pound line.
    — Ernie Cowan, Pomerado News, 26 July 2017
  • Two-thirds of British mackerel and most of its herring catch is exported to the EU.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2020
  • This flavor is exceptional as the mackerel is soaked in olive oil and spices, and the capers give it a delicious bite.
    — Grace McCarty, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Stanczyk has caught goliaths on everything from sharks and cobias to Spanish mackerel and large crevalle jacks.
    — Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 23 June 2017

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