How to Use shellfish in a Sentence

shellfish

noun
  • So steam some seafood in your kitchen, or throw some shellfish on the grill.
    Maggie Griswold, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The raw bar will serve crudos and an array of shellfish.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Talk about being just plain shellfish.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The same goes for shellfish like mussels and clams—use the shells, ditch the meat.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 8 Jan. 2019
  • Anything like egg shells, kelp, shellfish or fish should be well buried in the soil.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The baby blue shellfish turn up about once every four to five years.
    Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The lab ground up the shellfish and mixed the tissue with solvents.
    Sara Harrison, Wired, 23 Dec. 2020
  • When shellfish eat the algae, the toxins build up in their flesh.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 11 June 2024
  • The shellfish are perfectly cooked, still with a bit of snap.
    BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2021
  • So no nuts, no peanuts, no shellfish, no fish, no dairy, no eggs, no wheat, no soy and no sesame.
    Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
  • For a couple of decades now, shellfish have been unable to make their shells.
    Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Greene is out with a deep dive that attempts to answer why the shellfish went away.
    Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • At the same time, farmers were hustling to find new places to sell their shellfish.
    New York Times, 12 June 2021
  • Sip along with soft cheeses, light pasta dishes with shellfish or on its own.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The longer the shrimp are left in the broth, the more flavor the shellfish will absorb.
    Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 11 June 2022
  • Cafes serve cerveza and mariscos – beer and shellfish – and the scent of carne asada wafts through the breeze.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, sacbee, 4 Sep. 2017
  • When the place is packed, the room is a sea of tabletops covered with bags of shellfish.
    Joan Wilder, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Among the sea life present were lobsters, horseshoe crabs, and shellfish.
    Michael Walsh, Courant Community, 3 July 2018
  • The fruity rosé pairs well with sushi, shellfish, fruit, and warm afternoons.
    Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 2 July 2018
  • The others are fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts and sesame.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Children and older adults should avoid raw shellfish.
    Eva Flowe june 11, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
  • The foods that are most often linked to norovirus include leafy greens, fresh fruits, and shellfish.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Duck fat has a high smoke point, and the spray adds a nice crisp to meats, shellfish, and poultry on the grill.
    Ann Trieger Kurland, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2023
  • The other eight are milk, wheat, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, sesame and soybeans.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Each sandwich is free of milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.
    Roxana Becerril, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2023
  • The shellfish was distributed in nine states.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The shellfish is quick to cook and works well across a variety of cuisines and dishes.
    Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The others are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, and sesame.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
  • This means that it must be obtained through foods that contain zinc, such as meat, shellfish, and legumes.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The warning stopped short of a recall and urged consumers not to eat the shellfish raw.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026

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