Examples of fillet in a Sentence
Paul Kita, Men's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
The bears eat the most fatty, calorie-dense parts of the fish—like the brain, skin, and roe—and leave the leaner fillets behind.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
Expose the line of bones on the fillet by running your finger gently along the flesh toward the tail.
—Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
Place the salmon fillets in the dish skin side down.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
With the fish still burning drag, Austin grabs his fillet knife and cuts the line.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2023
Note: If preparing ahead of time, place seasoned fillet in fridge, uncovered, up to 1 hour until ready to cook.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2023
The best fillet knives need several important qualities.
—Cosmo Genova, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
Or wrap them around fillets of fresh wild Alaska sablefish before searing in a hot skillet; some even adorn pizza and pea and zucchini risotto.
—Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Sep. 2023
Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 Aug. 2023
Add the olive oil and sear the salmon fillets skin side down until the skin is browned and crispy, 2 to 5 minutes.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2023
Burbot are skinned and then filleted.
—John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
Fantastic John Krasinski, Captain Agent Carter America, '90s Professor X: Wanda fillets them all.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
The text is also instructional, explaining how to fillet a whole fish, ferment and pickle, and use layering to achieve unorthodox flavor combinations.
—Von Diaz, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
Fabric bought from Florence bind the cushions made by Sabbagh, and a roving cart becomes a talker when staff use it to carve a whole chicken or fillet a fish tableside.
—Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
Each challenge is based on one of her signature dishes: how to fillet a flat fish, or make clarified butter and soufflés.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2022
The Barracuda can allow as many as six fishermen at one time to fillet fish and grind the bones, heads and guts.
—cleveland, 6 Aug. 2021
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Word History
Noun
Middle English filet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of fil thread, from Latin filum — more at file
Verb
derivative of fillet entry 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Fillet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fillet. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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