How to Use pike in a Sentence

pike

noun
  • Eat your pike fresh or not at all.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
  • The rest of the fish caught were all pike.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The pike seemed subdued and ready to come aboard.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The pike ran 10 to 12 pounds apiece.
    — Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • Catch trout, salmon, walleye, pike, and more.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
  • This pattern holds true for all of the pike lakes in my area.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean more rate hikes are not coming down the pike.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 16 June 2023
  • Or, stick to the shore and fish for bluegill, walleye, or pike.
    — Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Glenn caught some nice pike and was impressed with the action.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • Like the pike, the team hasn’t lost ability.
    — Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 May 2026
  • The flies target trout, grayling, salmon, steelhead, pike and more.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On one of the fenceposts, someone had stuck a fake head on a pike.
    — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • And then whatever else is coming down the pike.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Trolling is the best bet for summer pike because these fish like a fast-moving lure.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • The pond, two or three acres in extent, teemed with pike, pickerel, and perch.
    — Don Holm, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The entire plug was on the outside of the pike’s mouth—he couldn’t be hooked too solidly.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • Then the arched rod sprang straight, and pike, spoon, and leader were gone together.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Mattel has more projects based on its properties coming down the pike as well.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 June 2023
  • There are other big gift-receiving moments down the pike for you.
    — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
  • For pike or trout, suspend a jerkbait that will hover in place after each twitch.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Start the pike walk-up, pressing your forearms and hands firmly into the floor.
    — Shauna Harrison, SELF, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Initial efforts to open the ceiling with 12-foot pike poles had failed.
    — Thomas Curwenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • The front treble hook was embedded in the pike’s jaws but was no longer attached to the body of the plug.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • My records show that pike are liable to begin a feeding spree anytime during the day.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • Minutes later the pike was just under the surface, circling close to the boat.
    — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • His first dive was a prerequisite back dive from the pike position.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • Now there’s another one heading down the pike that tells Combs’ side of the story.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The pike went deep in the dark water and tore the hooks out of its long, lean jaws in a slashing display of guts and power.
    — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Aug. 2025
  • That was the job of the people assigned pike poles — to embed them into the timber frame and push it the rest of the way up.
    — Brooke Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023

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