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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And maybe fresh fish (a lot of fishing goes on there).
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Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
The park offers waterfalls, picnic areas, recreational space, fishing, birding and educational opportunities focused on water quality.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
That includes fishing guides and bait shop owners.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Potential use cases include offshore infrastructure inspections, energy operations near oil rigs and wind farms, fishing support missions, search-and-rescue work, coast guard activities, scientific ocean research, port authority operations, and ship-to-ship parcel delivery.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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Corky Carroll, Oc Register, 9 May 2026
The park offers waterfalls, picnic areas, recreational space, fishing, birding and educational opportunities focused on water quality.
—Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
That includes fishing guides and bait shop owners.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Potential use cases include offshore infrastructure inspections, energy operations near oil rigs and wind farms, fishing support missions, search-and-rescue work, coast guard activities, scientific ocean research, port authority operations, and ship-to-ship parcel delivery.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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