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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Cool off from the island heat with an icy treat from Waiola Shave Ice, where flavors range from milk tea to pickled mango.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
At the center of it all was owner Kristina Balayan, who served us dolmas, trout, pickled vegetables, roasted potatoes, lubu shorva (red bean soup) and other specialties.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Cheese, cold cuts, and pickled vegetables fill these mini sandwiches.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent items include butternut squash Milanese, pickled mushroom croquettes and caramelized apple olive oil cake.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
At the center of it all was owner Kristina Balayan, who served us dolmas, trout, pickled vegetables, roasted potatoes, lubu shorva (red bean soup) and other specialties.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Cheese, cold cuts, and pickled vegetables fill these mini sandwiches.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent items include butternut squash Milanese, pickled mushroom croquettes and caramelized apple olive oil cake.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 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 18 Feb. 2026.
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