How to Use wahoo in a Sentence
wahoo
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Sport fishing fans are likely to take home blue and white marlin, plus tuna and wahoo, as catches of the day.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
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Lakes are home to freshwater fish like trout and bass while oceans offer deep sea fishing to catch things like tuna, wahoo, mahi-mahi.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Ben tells him what’s on the menu — non-Italian dishes like crispy duck spring rolls and wahoo (fish) — but the guests want pasta; specifically, anchovy-lemon pasta.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
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The Exumas are known as one of The Bahamas’ better fishing areas, with champion fisherman and beginners alike coming from far and wide in hopes of landing everything from silvery bonefish and snapper to wahoo and mahi-mahi.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
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From the bridge of their charter boat High Class Hooker, Susanna Pope and her husband can look out at the sparkling 65-degree saltwater off Key West, Florida, and envision customers fishing for marlin, wahoo and mahi mahi.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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