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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Even with fishing hooks added to the outer segment of the wings to improve the grip, the PercHug UAV only successfully remained attached to a tree or a pole 73 percent of the time.
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Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 17 July 2024
Foremost’s boat insurance serves a wide range of boat types, from fishing boats to performance boats.
—Cnbc Select, CNBC, 16 July 2024
Climate change has affected summer fishing throughout the region.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
Hey, to me, that’s more of a fishing lure [than a negative]!
—Ryan Reed, SPIN, 16 July 2024
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Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 17 July 2024
Foremost’s boat insurance serves a wide range of boat types, from fishing boats to performance boats.
—Cnbc Select, CNBC, 16 July 2024
Climate change has affected summer fishing throughout the region.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2024
Hey, to me, that’s more of a fishing lure [than a negative]!
—Ryan Reed, SPIN, 16 July 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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