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 Outpost is a modern fitness and recreation center with an outdoor pool and jacuzzi, sauna and ice plunge, pickleball and tennis courts, basketball court, a rock-climbing wall, a yoga studio and Pilates, a stocked fishing pond, and a dog park.
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Fronting a shallow bay in the quaint fishing town of Durgerdam, the property occupies a pair of clapboard houses with gabled roofs, where 18th-century beams and masonry set the tone for a soulful stay.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
The young actor, who plays a British medic rescued by fishing brothers portrayed by Chinese stars Zhu Yilong and Wu Lei, had little time to prepare for the challenging shoot.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Building crews are also grafting in the summer heat to erect poles and wires covered with fishing nets – to cover more than 100 miles of Zaporizhzhia’s roads with anti-drone nets, some made from old-fashioned fishing nets.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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Erik Matuszewski, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Fronting a shallow bay in the quaint fishing town of Durgerdam, the property occupies a pair of clapboard houses with gabled roofs, where 18th-century beams and masonry set the tone for a soulful stay.
—Siobhan Reid, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025
The young actor, who plays a British medic rescued by fishing brothers portrayed by Chinese stars Zhu Yilong and Wu Lei, had little time to prepare for the challenging shoot.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Building crews are also grafting in the summer heat to erect poles and wires covered with fishing nets – to cover more than 100 miles of Zaporizhzhia’s roads with anti-drone nets, some made from old-fashioned fishing nets.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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