How to Use fishing line in a Sentence
fishing line
noun-
Hang your ghosts with fishing line from the porch ceiling.
— Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023 -
One of the pictures was birds with fishing line hanging out of its mouth.
— Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2024 -
Felde, who used pliers to free the shark from the fishing line, captured the rescue on video.
— Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 July 2023 -
The skeletons were propped up with fishing line and a friend added lights that blink to the beat of various Swift songs.
— Nicole Pelletiere, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023 -
Cover the plant's roots with sphagnum moss, secure to the screws using clear fishing line, and hang.
— Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023 -
Finally, attach or hang the gourds to the branches with fishing line.
— Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023 -
Each set comes with 12 candles and hooks, plus a container of fishing line.
— Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023 -
Tie fishing line to the hooks and suspend the reflectors from a metal ring at varying heights.
— Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023 -
Each candle has a 4.9-foot fishing line that gives it a floating effect.
— Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023 -
Fluorocarbon is one of the best fishing lines for making a leader.
— Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023 -
Learn More › To the uninitiated, choosing the right type of fly fishing line can be rather daunting.
— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2023 -
The motion resembles reeling in a fishing line and exudes the same sense of steadiness and skill.
— Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023 -
If fishing deeper water, slide the bobber up the fishing line toward the rod tip.
— Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023 -
In such cases, fishing line can dig into the whale’s body and drain its energy.
— Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023 -
To suspend it, use the drawstring on the food sack—or better yet, add a length of heavy-duty fishing line, which rodents can’t climb. 5.
— Andrew Skurka, Outside Online, 26 Jan. 2019 -
The reels also can hold heavier fishing line for their size than spinning reels, and are stronger and better equipped to put the brakes on bigger fish.
— Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023 -
Reel line spooling — With the initial purchase of a store reel, employees will spool your fishing line free of charge (up to 300 yards).
— John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2023 -
To string the beads together, use a large upholstery needle and fishing line, and thread the fishing line through the center.
— Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023 -
Strength Strength is one of the most confusing factors in determining the best fishing line for bass.
— Jerry Audet, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023 -
Something jerked my own fishing line dangling more than 400 feet below the shiny ocean surface.
— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024 -
Bigger jobs and bigger reels require the best fishing line spooler.
— Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Position the bobber on the fishing line several feet above a bait hook, and pinch on a split shot or two between hook and bobber.
— Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Some paracord companies include strands of fishing line, jute, fire cord and more inside of the outer sheath as well.
— Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024 -
Pose several Halloween skeletons on the porch and the roof, securing them with fishing line.
— Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2023 -
The bird had fishing line wrapped around its body with knotted material trailing behind it, the group said.
— Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Another mussel dangles its larvae at the end of a yard-long fishing line of mucus.
— Robert Kunzig, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023 -
The results include two standing guitars, the eight-foot model and a shorter one, each with a single childproof string made of fishing line and a pedal at the base to change the pitch.
— Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Read Next World Whale had fishing lines ‘embedded’ into body.
— Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024 -
Buildings had to be designated as symbolic walls, and fishing line had to be strung.
— Joseph Berger, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Overhead, intricate networks of fishing lines support the burgeoning weight of the plants.
— Jay Bulger, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
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