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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Fall is a great time for fishing in Yosemite, as the brown trout in the Merced River are less wary of the crowds and therefore easier to catch.
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Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Tuvalu’s economy also depends on our Exclusive Economic Zone, an area of 200 nautical miles around the land which provides us with nearly half of our GDP from fishing and seabed resources.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Bishop is a true year-round destination, with rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing, and many more things to do in the area—but the town really shines in the fall.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
In a statement following an attack days earlier where gunmen massacred at least 40 people in the rural fishing village of Labordrie, just north of the capital, Amnesty International called on Haitian authorities to take action to protect the population.
—Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
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Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Tuvalu’s economy also depends on our Exclusive Economic Zone, an area of 200 nautical miles around the land which provides us with nearly half of our GDP from fishing and seabed resources.
—Feleti Penitala Teo, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Bishop is a true year-round destination, with rock climbing, hiking, mountain biking, fly fishing, and many more things to do in the area—but the town really shines in the fall.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025
In a statement following an attack days earlier where gunmen massacred at least 40 people in the rural fishing village of Labordrie, just north of the capital, Amnesty International called on Haitian authorities to take action to protect the population.
—Ychmuth Corneille, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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