1
: the sport or business of catching fish
2
: a place for catching fish
Examples of fishing in a Sentence
The fishing was pretty good today.
I'm going fishing this weekend.
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The lineup of fly fishing films features breathtaking locations, great catches and the stories behind them.
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Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
As a student at the Colorado School of Mines, Sam Seeton juggled his role as running back for the school’s football team with his pursuit of a petroleum engineering degree, all while managing hunting and fishing access to his family’s ranch outside Buena Vista.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Footage and images released by the Chilean Navy on the social-media platform X in recent days show Iquique's maritime authority inspecting foreign fishing vessels off the city to verify their compliance with legal regulations and international agreements.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The whales are vulnerable to lethal entanglement in heavy fishing rope.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2025
As a student at the Colorado School of Mines, Sam Seeton juggled his role as running back for the school’s football team with his pursuit of a petroleum engineering degree, all while managing hunting and fishing access to his family’s ranch outside Buena Vista.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
Footage and images released by the Chilean Navy on the social-media platform X in recent days show Iquique's maritime authority inspecting foreign fishing vessels off the city to verify their compliance with legal regulations and international agreements.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
The whales are vulnerable to lethal entanglement in heavy fishing rope.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fishing
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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