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 open trunk of her black Toyota sedan was lined with coolers holding homemade tamales and pupusas, along with salsas and pickled vegetables.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Cool rice noodle sheets are laid with hunks of the seafood, pickled shiitake, garlic butter sauce and nuoc cham, cut into pieces with scissors at the table.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Serve the orbs mezze-style with pita and plenty of toppers (tzatziki, herbs, and pickled red onions highly recommended).
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Bucking the trend of throat-scorching Asian cuisines like Szechuan and Esan, its dishes are centered around meat, wheat, and pickled vegetables.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 2025
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Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
Cool rice noodle sheets are laid with hunks of the seafood, pickled shiitake, garlic butter sauce and nuoc cham, cut into pieces with scissors at the table.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Dec. 2025
Serve the orbs mezze-style with pita and plenty of toppers (tzatziki, herbs, and pickled red onions highly recommended).
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
Bucking the trend of throat-scorching Asian cuisines like Szechuan and Esan, its dishes are centered around meat, wheat, and pickled vegetables.
—Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 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 1 Jan. 2026.
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