fillet
Example Sentences
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A few days later, Naiser headed home to Louisville, Ky., after a stop in Michigan, where he dropped off the fish—49 pounds, 63.5 inches—to be filleted and mounted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
"Customers understand that it's a luxury dish," chef Tomoyuki Takashino said from behind the stove as he skewered an eel he had just killed and filleted.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
I cannot overemphasize how dumb it is that Scott finally filleted his reputation in full over this, a trolly Rasmussen poll.
From Slate ● Feb. 27, 2023
Practiced and efficient, she filleted and skinned the snakes in a matter of minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
Her black hair seems filleted with the band of white at its roots.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
