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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Take a summer boat trip for a close-up sighting before rounding off the day with a seafood platter at The Old Boathouse, which features hot and cold smoked salmon, pickled herring, mussels, and dressed crab.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
The sandwich is then layered with pork, pickled daikon and carrot, plus cilantro, cucumber and fresh peppers.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
The peas themselves are piled like cabochons over a thin pastry shell, dressed in a tart citrus vinaigrette and studded with slivers of pickled shallots that deliver bracing little sparks of brine against the crisp sweetness of the legumes.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Chowchow is, in short, a cold, pickled vegetable relish that tastes perfectly salty, tangy, slightly sweet, and sometimes spicy.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
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Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
The sandwich is then layered with pork, pickled daikon and carrot, plus cilantro, cucumber and fresh peppers.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026
The peas themselves are piled like cabochons over a thin pastry shell, dressed in a tart citrus vinaigrette and studded with slivers of pickled shallots that deliver bracing little sparks of brine against the crisp sweetness of the legumes.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Chowchow is, in short, a cold, pickled vegetable relish that tastes perfectly salty, tangy, slightly sweet, and sometimes spicy.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 10 May 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 23 May. 2026.
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