Used in a Sentence

filet

How to use filet in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for filet.

Editorial note

I'm sorry, but fields of filet mignon sounds great.

Examples14
Definitions5
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of filet gathered in one view.

noun

a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

noun

a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

noun

lace having a square mesh

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for filet.

noun

a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

noun

a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

noun

lace having a square mesh

verb

decorate with a lace of geometric designs

verb

cut into filets; "filet the fish"

Example sentences

1

I'm sorry, but fields of filet mignon sounds great.

2

Should I eat lobster tonight or filet mignon?

3

The filet knives last a long time because they very rarely touch the cutting board.

4

To each their own. I'll still call them a Philistine as if they'd ordered Kobe filet well-done.

5

And two victorinox filet knives that I use for cutting fish and breaking down large cuts of meat.

6

Obviously, filet mignon is off the menu, but you'd be surprised what still is.

7

Like we're being served hamburger but someone's calling it filet mignon.

8

A $30 steak in a restaurant is probably either something like an 8oz filet or a 12oz strip steak.

9

Are you implying that the workers in sausage factory think they are making filet mignon?

10

It's more like posting a photo of someone ordering a hamburger instead of a filet o fish during lent.

11

I used to buy filet mignon there for $7 a pound back in 2009 when I was living in Chelsea, as a recent migrant from California.

12

Until late college, I would not have been able to tell you how filet mignon, sirloin, chuck, rib differed -- or even what animal they referred to.

13

> But a filet mignon is expensive, tender, usually high quality cut of meat that isn't particularly tasty.

14

If you were a chef, would you refuse to eat anything but lobster and filet mignon?Apple and Google are the lobsters and the Steven Spielbergs of the technology world, so to speak: they're highly respected, rich and popular.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use filet in a sentence?

I'm sorry, but fields of filet mignon sounds great.

What does filet mean?

a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef

What part of speech is filet?

filet is commonly used as noun, verb.