reel in

phrasal verb

reeled in; reeling in; reels in

: to pull in (a fish that is caught on a hook on the end of a fishing line) by turning the reel of a fishing rod

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In July 2022, Cameo moved into new offices on the seventh floor of the massive former Sports Authority building at 620 N. LaSalle Drive in River North, looking to reel in its Chicago-area employees on a voluntary basis. —

Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025 Fox is worthy of consideration, but there could be larger fish in the sea ready to get reeled in. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2025 The Knicks and the New York Rangers together helped Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. reel in $357.8 million in revenue during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2025. —

Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2025 And Sui still reels in the celebrities for front-row seats at her runway shows. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reel in