reel in

verb

reeled in; reeling in; reels in

: to pull in (a fish that is caught on a hook on the end of a fishing line) by turning the reel of a fishing rod

Examples of reel in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In recent months, archaeologists recovered a cache of early medieval weapons from a lake in west-central Poland, while a fisherman reeled in a 700-year-old sword from the Vistula River. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Before that, a 700-year-old medieval sword was reeled in by an angler fishing in Poland's Vistula River. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

Halfway Towing and Repair out of Baker City helped reel in the car back to the roadway. — Kevin Fixler july 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Tantashev, shamefully, was reeled in too, and ended up booking Olise. — Stuart James, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for reel in

• elan