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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Ball also stressed the importance of water safety, such as wearing life jackets when doing activities like fishing.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The shrine looks out to Hondarribia’s fishing port, with boats resting on the sea, which connects to a marina.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
To do so, researchers set up longline fishing gear at several locations around the fjord, let the lines sink down to roughly 1,500 feet and waited.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
These regulatory design flaws can generate excessive costs and job losses in the American fishing industry.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The shrine looks out to Hondarribia’s fishing port, with boats resting on the sea, which connects to a marina.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
To do so, researchers set up longline fishing gear at several locations around the fjord, let the lines sink down to roughly 1,500 feet and waited.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
These regulatory design flaws can generate excessive costs and job losses in the American fishing industry.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.
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