1
: preserved in or cured with pickle
pickled herring
2
informal
: drunk sense 1a
… once got pickled on two glasses of punch at an office party …—
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Examples 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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The addition of spoken word passages by local Geordie poet Cooper Robson, who drifts through balladic descriptions of community, working-class masculinity, and pickled onions, aids Knats in their explorations of their hometown.
—Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
After canning, try serving on a sandwich or enjoy a few pickled veggies as a side dish.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Carson smothers it over a crisp and shattering tortilla with tart pickled jalapeño, silky avocado crema and a blizzard of cotija cheese.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The filling consists of flaked salmon mixed with sriracha, plus a pickled daikon for crunch and acidity.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
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Archie Forde, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
After canning, try serving on a sandwich or enjoy a few pickled veggies as a side dish.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2026
Carson smothers it over a crisp and shattering tortilla with tart pickled jalapeño, silky avocado crema and a blizzard of cotija cheese.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The filling consists of flaked salmon mixed with sriracha, plus a pickled daikon for crunch and acidity.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026
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 8 May. 2026.
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