1
: preserved in or cured with pickle
pickled herring
2
: drunk sense 1a
gets thoroughly pickled before dinner—
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New YorkerExamples of pickled in a Sentence
He got pickled at the office party.
I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.
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Wagyu beef tartare topped with pickled shallot, sherry vinegar, truffle, horseradish sabayon, served with tallow toast.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
Japan’s savory, nutrient-dense breakfasts of fish and pickled vegetables may seem odd to people in countries like Italy, where breakfast is a cappuccino and a croissant.
—Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
The chef-owner, Jarrett Stieber, draws on his Jewish heritage and Atlanta roots to update classic Southern dishes, like chicken meatballs with congee drizzled with a Manischewitz glaze and a turnip-green soup with kimchi, pickled carrots, and matzo.
—Lia Picard, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Plated with vegan sour cream or traditional Icelandic skyr and a pile of pickled veggies, their rotating flavors include options like daal, chile sin carne and smoked tofu (3,200 ISK for 10).
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2025
Japan’s savory, nutrient-dense breakfasts of fish and pickled vegetables may seem odd to people in countries like Italy, where breakfast is a cappuccino and a croissant.
—Matthew Clark Davison, Literary Hub, 25 July 2025
The chef-owner, Jarrett Stieber, draws on his Jewish heritage and Atlanta roots to update classic Southern dishes, like chicken meatballs with congee drizzled with a Manischewitz glaze and a turnip-green soup with kimchi, pickled carrots, and matzo.
—Lia Picard, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Plated with vegan sour cream or traditional Icelandic skyr and a pile of pickled veggies, their rotating flavors include options like daal, chile sin carne and smoked tofu (3,200 ISK for 10).
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pickled
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“Pickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickled. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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