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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Plated with vegan sour cream or traditional Icelandic skyr and a pile of pickled veggies, their rotating flavors include options like daal, chile sin carne and smoked tofu (3,200 ISK for 10).
—New York Times, 24 July 2025
It's topped with relish, onion, tomato, a dill pickle spear, pickled sport peppers and celery salt.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
Though people are most familiar with pickled cucumbers, beets or other vegetables, there’s no limit to what can be fermented, Garcia said.
—Zuri Primos
july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Juicy chicken paillard is topped with sweet pickled peppers, Castelvetrano olives, tomatoes, red onions and crispy prosciutto in a red wine vinaigrette.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 15 July 2025
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New York Times, 24 July 2025
It's topped with relish, onion, tomato, a dill pickle spear, pickled sport peppers and celery salt.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 16 July 2025
Though people are most familiar with pickled cucumbers, beets or other vegetables, there’s no limit to what can be fermented, Garcia said.
—Zuri Primos
july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Juicy chicken paillard is topped with sweet pickled peppers, Castelvetrano olives, tomatoes, red onions and crispy prosciutto in a red wine vinaigrette.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 15 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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