1
: preserved in or cured with pickle
pickled herring
2
: drunk sense 1a
gets thoroughly pickled before dinner—
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He got pickled at the office party.
I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.
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Cheddar-Jalapeño Bagels: Prepare as directed, except lightly brush bagels with an egg wash (1 egg white beaten with 1 Tbsp. water) and top each bagel with 1 Tbsp. shredded cheddar cheese and 3 or 4 pickled jalapeño slices before baking.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
Cucumbers are typically eaten raw or pickled, while zucchinis are often cooked.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2025
Giant pretzels with beer cheese and pickled onions ($14) are also available, as is German potato salad ($8), plus beer cheese fries ($10) and currywurst ($14), a sliced bratwurst served over fries with curry ketchup.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Not the pitted crow-feather black olives that cuddled between gherkins and pickled watermelon rind in our holiday relish dish; those were tasteless gloomy orbs cured with lye and dyed with chemical additives.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
Cucumbers are typically eaten raw or pickled, while zucchinis are often cooked.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2025
Giant pretzels with beer cheese and pickled onions ($14) are also available, as is German potato salad ($8), plus beer cheese fries ($10) and currywurst ($14), a sliced bratwurst served over fries with curry ketchup.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
Not the pitted crow-feather black olives that cuddled between gherkins and pickled watermelon rind in our holiday relish dish; those were tasteless gloomy orbs cured with lye and dyed with chemical additives.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 28 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 28 Aug. 2025.
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