How to Use flying fish in a Sentence

flying fish

noun
Definition of flying fishnext
  • Now and then, a flying fish bursts up from below, whizzing low across the water.
    — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2022
  • The stars, the birds, the sunsets and sunrises, the porpoises and flying fish and whales — it’s just amazing.
    — Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2020
  • One day, a buddy asked him to teach a friend to fly fish at El Capitan Reservoir.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2019
  • While caviar comes from sturgeon, Tobiko roe comes from flying fish and is served with sushi.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Puffins, flying fish, and dolphins are naturals in both the air and sea, moving from one to the other with ease.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Anglers decamp here in May and June to dry-fly fish for brook trout and landlocked salmon in September.
    — Jen Murphy, WSJ, 26 July 2017
  • On the right, six flying fish flash by like oversize dragonflies.
    — Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The legendary flying fish party is on at the Flora-Bama.
    — J.d. Crowe | [email protected], al, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Hike, mountain bike, fly fish, horseback ride, or just take a chairlift up the mountain for some scenic selfies.
    — The Editors, Seventeen, 27 Aug. 2018
  • Guides take people out on the water and do everything from teach people how to fly fish to correct bad habits.
    — Hayley Harding, courant.com, 18 June 2018
  • Mitchell’s talk will cover local waters, locations and the best time of the year, day and tide to fly fish for these saltwater species.
    — courant.com, 25 Sep. 2019
  • By contrast, a flying fish loses less than 0.1 per cent with the same manoeuvre.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012
  • There was a dark, heavy stream close in to the Morro—sometimes there would be acres of bait—and there were flying fish going out from under the bows and birds working all the time.
    — Ernest Hemingway, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
  • The seafood linguine with flying fish roe is a winner, as is the sea bass fillet with gnocchi, eggplant, and cashew, in lemon butter and cilantro.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Was getting a bit carried away with watching my progress on the GPS tonight and was rudely interrupted when a flying fish hit me, er, in the bum!
    — D.j Hopson, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2010
  • Meantime, anglers on Alabama’s TVA lakes should keep their eyes open for flying fish.
    — Frank Sargeant, al, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Are birds ingesting plastic with their flying fish, and is that affecting them?
    — Susan Goldberg, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • Crunch and spice Tobiko, or flying fish roe, are those crunchy, bright-orange fish eggs pressed into the outside of California rolls.
    — Alejandra Borunda, Bon Appetit, 30 Jan. 2017
  • The menu runs for pages — everything from fatty tuna rolls to poached octopus to kamikaze rolls of eel, cucumber, shrimp, flying fish roe, spicy mayo, and sweet soy sauce.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2019
  • Stay in a villa or over-water bungalow at Cayo Espanto, an island about 3 miles off the coast of Belize, and fly fish, scuba dive or just hang out.
    — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 11 May 2018
  • Pike Place Market, famous for fresh flowers, flying fish and farm fare, served as the perfect backdrop for that education.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 3 Dec. 2018
  • Australian Kareena Lee, who finished in third place and earned a bronze medal, had another element to contend with -- flying fish.
    — Rebecca Saunders, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Don’t miss national dishes like flying fish and cornmeal and okra based cou cou, readily available around the island.
    — Kristin Braswell, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The women encountered other obstacles on the water, such as being hit by flying fish.
    — Fox News, 30 July 2022
  • Today, tourists rent motor scooters to cruise along the bumpy island road, stopping for snaps at rocky overlooks and beaches lined with boats for catching flying fish – and the flowers that give Orchid its name.
    — Ralph Jennings, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 May 2021
  • For the native Seattleite missing home or the traveler who couldn't get enough of Pike Place Market, this gift box contains a little bit of everything from around the market (sans flying fish).
    — Corina Quinn, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The Kimchi Udon is adjusted for young palates by removing smoked bonito fish flakes and salty flying fish roe, though the spicy fermented cabbage remains.
    — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2018
  • As the officers pulled them from the water, Day, 41, and the other Vietnamese men piled into lifeboats and watched their craft — laden with several hundred pounds of tuna, mackerel, grouper and flying fish — begin to float away.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Water Grill will offer Kumamoto and Pacific oysters, along with the honeymoon oyster prepared with urchin lobe, salmon roe and two types of tobiko (flying fish roe), quail egg yolk and green onion.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Besides serving as prey for larger fish, including sharks, flying fish are primary prey for 95 percent of Hawaiian seabirds.
    — Susan Goldberg, National Geographic, 12 June 2019

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