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  • He went over to Liverpool to rummage in his great sea-chest for the flying-fish

    Mary Barton 2010

  • Try the yellowtail ceviche with radish, fennel and cucumber, served on pumpernickel toast with flying-fish roe and wasabi cream.

    Early Risers, and More Kimberly Chou 2010

  • It was rather a relief to him, when having put it and the flying-fish together in a brown paper parcel, and sat upon them for security all the way in the railroad, he found that Job was so indifferent to the precious caul, that he might easily claim it again.

    Mary Barton 2010

  • London has an interesting comment on the survival of flying-fish, showing his thorough acceptance on this point.

    Le Milieu, Le Moment, La Race: Literary Naturalism in Jack London's White Fang 2010

  • While some of the restaurants we ate at on the island were nothing to write home about our most frequented eatery was a local flying-fish sandwich stall at Pebbles beach, these two dining experiences were highlights.

    The Great Christmas Escape Sara Calian 2010

  • But Tom and the petrels never cared, for the gale was right abaft, and away they went over the crests of the billows, as merry as so many flying-fish.

    The Water Babies 2007

  • It seems to me like a flying-fish, pursued at once by a falcon and a shark, but which escapes both.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • Mingle this approval with scoffing at the travelers who hail the appearance of a bird or a flying-fish as a great event, who dilate upon fishing, and make transcripts from the log.

    A Distinguished Provincial at Paris 2007

  • The Dynamite Roll consists of scallops, flying-fish roe, red chili and mayonnaise.

    Bringing Sushi To Japan 2007

  • Constantly stitched and restitched by the bright seamstresses of flying-fish.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Rus Bowden 2006

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