How to Use sailfish in a Sentence

sailfish

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  • A sailfish ate the live bait and the youngsters took turns reeling it to the boat.
    — Steve Waters, Sun-Sentinel.com, 4 July 2017
  • Dolphins and sailfish leaped beneath the bow of the boat.
    — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 May 2020
  • The first trip was offshore for sailfish and maybe marlin.
    — Steve Meyer, Alaska Dispatch News, 31 Oct. 2017
  • On the menu for the anglers was a 6-foot sailfish caught by Renee Kempf, of Pompano Beach.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • In 2013, an amateur angler cast a line into the Cape Cod Canal and reeled in a sailfish.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The sailfish is a large, blue-gray fish found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Every year Lauren and her sister head to Jupiter to try their luck at landing a sailfish.
    — Town & Country, 2 Dec. 2014
  • The Get Lost fishing team won the first-place prize of $2,500 and a Naked Warrior trophy for catching and releasing four sailfish.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 4 May 2021
  • The wall behind the checkout counter is decorated with a pair of sailfish, tours de force of taxidermy.
    — Nancy A. Ruhling, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2017
  • While fishing off the coast of Florida, a 73-year-old-woman was injured by a sailfish.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Nicholas has already caught fish larger than his jack crevalle, such as the large sailfish for which the family has a replica mounted on the wall of their home.
    — Ed Killer, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022
  • The Meat Wagon fishing team enjoyed a successful day on the ocean with four catch-and-release sailfish.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • The graduates caught a total of 30 fish and released six fish, including the sailfish.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • When flattened, their dorsal fin can help turn the sailfish into a torpedo that shoots through the water.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Those who dare to go a little father toward the area's oil rigs are also likely to find ling, amber jack, grouper, sailfish, and even tuna.
    — Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Mary Jurczyk pointed to a large sailfish above the fireplace mantel.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2019
  • The baitfish attract sailfish as well as other species such as kingfish, dolphin and tuna.
    — Steve Waters, miamiherald, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Skip Dana also enjoyed a successful day with over 20 catches and two catch-and-release sailfish.
    — Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 4 May 2021
  • There are plentiful big tuna in the lagoon right off shore, while a bit further out are blue and black marlin (the largest species) wahoo, sailfish, mahi mahi and giant trevally.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Upon being hooked, the sailfish appeared to charge toward the boat, the two other passengers, Louis Toth and Dominic Bellezza, told police.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
  • The sailfish was estimated to weigh 100 pounds, according to the sheriff's office report.
    — Hannah Sarisohn, CNN, 24 July 2022
  • Farther out in the Gulf waters, offshore trophies such as tuna, kingfish, sailfish, and marlin prove bountiful game.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
  • At this resort, famed for its quiet allure and world-class sportfishing, expect to bag marlin, sailfish, or dorado—with the help of experienced guides—and then dine on your catch that evening.
    — Jenny Peters, National Geographic, 25 July 2019
  • And sometimes a dolphin trip will produce sailfish, wahoo, blackfin tuna, white marlin or blue marlin.
    — Steve Waters, miamiherald, 18 May 2018
  • This reel is capable of subduing tuna, sharks, sailfish, marlin, and other blue-water species.
    — Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
  • Sailfish Smackdown winner Benny Scoca caught a record four sailfish in that tournament.
    — Emmett Hall, Sun-Sentinel.com, 27 Aug. 2017
  • The bait attracts a variety of gamefish, including dolphin, wahoo, sailfish, amberjacks and sharks.
    — Steve Waters, miamiherald, 14 June 2018
  • Other species removed from the overfishing list included stocks of sailfish, winter flounder and blue king crab, while other additions included stocks of greater amberjack, red grouper and red hake.
    — Washington Post, 17 May 2018
  • Other species removed from the overfishing list included stocks of sailfish, winter flounder, and blue king crab, while other additions included stocks of greater amberjack, red grouper, and red hake.
    — Patrick Whittle, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018
  • That bycatch draws the attention of a world of predator species — king and Spanish mackerel, shark, ling, dorado, tuna, little tunny and, occasionally, a wild card such as sailfish or wahoo.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 23 June 2018

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