How to Use halibut in a Sentence
halibut
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Lay in the halibut and any other thick pieces of fish.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Serve halibut with beans and lemon wedges for squeezing over.
—Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
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Perhaps a piece of halibut or fresh mahi or maybe a swordfish steak.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 13 Sep. 2023
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Sara, who made a creamy halibut dish and crispy salmon skin, ends up being the one sent home.
—Vulture, 23 May 2021
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In this recipe, a quick marinade adds more flavor to the mild halibut.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
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Wild salmon and halibut are caught nearby and prepared with care.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 29 Aug. 2021
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The halibut is brined briefly in salt water, which seasons it all the way through.
—Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
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Lean fish like cod, halibut, and haddock can keep for 6 to 8 months.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
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Ask them to loin the halibut and give you the bones from the same fish, or do it yourself with a sharp knife.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
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Look for white-fleshed fish such as halibut, sea bass or cod, preferably about two inches thick.
—David Tanis, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2018
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Maybe some people come for the coffee or the halibut with lemon risotto.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 8 May 2026
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On the entree side, our salmon and halibut are very popular and so is our pork chop.
—Bruce Ingram, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018
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The worst part for them was that the slide left the halibut stuck on one side, and the fixings on the other.
—Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2022
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Sea bass and swordfish steaks are good substitutes for the halibut.
—Washington Post, 10 July 2019
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Finally, the recipe calls for a mild whitefish, such as cod, bass or halibut.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Skiff anglers fished along the Emeryville shoreline for stripers and halibut.
—sacbee, 30 Apr. 2018
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The children’s menu changes daily, with the halibut filet and short ribs among the favorites.
—Alina Dizik, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2018
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This halibut recipe, coated with crispy potato chips, gives a whole new meaning to fish and chips.
—Marian Cooper Cairns, Country Living, 11 May 2017
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Fish like cod, tilapia, flounder, halibut and Chilean sea bass have a meaty texture.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2023
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Next to the meat and produce sections, fresh shrimp for sale swim next to lobster, halibut and abalone.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
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Add 2 ½ tablespoons of marinade to a bowl with the halibut and mix well.
—Yotam Ottolenghi, The Seattle Times, 18 Sep. 2018
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At the time of the pipeline boom days there were no quota programs for halibut, pollock or crab.
—Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2018
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Mustache Joe wanted to give them something cold, so his halibut crudo soup might do the trick.
—Luis Miguel Echegaray, SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
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Firm, flaky fish like cod, halibut, snapper, or haddock hold their shape in the simmering broth.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
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As at most San Diego seafood restaurants, there are halibut and sea bass dishes on the menu.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2023
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But the hands-down winner is his three-part illustration of the life phases of a halibut.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2023
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Hop on a high-speed boat bear-searching in Ketchikan, fish for halibut just like Juneau locals.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Sep. 2021
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Place a halibut fillet on top of the pasta on each plate and spoon remaining sauce from the casserole over the fish.
—Wolfgang Puck, Twin Cities, 24 July 2019
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To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the cream cheese, halibut, and jalapeño.
—Maya Wilson, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2017
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The halibut that are caught during the survey are sold to cover the cost of the operation.
—Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2020
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