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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The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports largemouth bass fishing is good at Grand Lake with crank baits, plastic worms or spinner baits around brush and docks.
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Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Experiences run the gamut from scenic flyovers to arctic char fishing.
—Robin Catalano, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
The fishing grounds here are full of cod and dozens of trawlers dot the horizon.
—David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Speer is the first to acknowledge that many of the specifics of managing fishing, shipping, and other industrial activities around these areas still need to be hammered out; this agreement is meant to be the foundation on which to do so.
—Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Experiences run the gamut from scenic flyovers to arctic char fishing.
—Robin Catalano, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
The fishing grounds here are full of cod and dozens of trawlers dot the horizon.
—David Greig
september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Speer is the first to acknowledge that many of the specifics of managing fishing, shipping, and other industrial activities around these areas still need to be hammered out; this agreement is meant to be the foundation on which to do so.
—Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 2025.
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