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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James Dennis Ford, 64, was put to death Feb. 13 for the 1997 slayings of a married couple while out on a fishing trip.
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Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
About 100 fishermen clashed with police in the Chilean port of Valparaíso to demand the passage of a law increasing the catch percentage allowed for artisanal fishing.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
The result was standoffs between fishing boats and Icelandic gunboats, and even the intervention of the British Royal Navy.
—Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Three of these sharks were purchased at a fishing port in July 2020.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
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Curt Anderson, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
About 100 fishermen clashed with police in the Chilean port of Valparaíso to demand the passage of a law increasing the catch percentage allowed for artisanal fishing.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025
The result was standoffs between fishing boats and Icelandic gunboats, and even the intervention of the British Royal Navy.
—Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Three of these sharks were purchased at a fishing port in July 2020.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 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 4 Apr. 2025.
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