as in fumbling
to search for something blindly or uncertainly
take a minute to fish for some change to drop in the donation box
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Recent Examples of fishing
There’s also fishing on the resort’s lakes, restaurants, cocktail lounges, and lodging options from standard guest rooms to four-bedroom cottages.
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Eagles, egrets, cormorants and herons are fishing, too.
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John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Besides golf there is fishing, hiking, stargazing, croquet, crafts classes, fitness classes, clay shooting, axe throwing, archery, pickleball and even rock climbing.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Days were spent at work; nights and weekends were spent fishing, learning the lake and guiding whenever possible.
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Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Eagles, egrets, cormorants and herons are fishing, too.
—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Besides golf there is fishing, hiking, stargazing, croquet, crafts classes, fitness classes, clay shooting, axe throwing, archery, pickleball and even rock climbing.
—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Days were spent at work; nights and weekends were spent fishing, learning the lake and guiding whenever possible.
—
Arkansas Online,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fishing
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My first few hours with the EM11 NL were marked by overshooting links, fumbling through simple selections, and occasionally wondering why anyone would voluntarily use a vertical mouse.
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Bennett is concerned, for instance, that Hong could win her primary and then be defeated in November by Republican Tom Tiffany, fumbling the governorship of a swing state into the hands of a far-right Freedom Caucus member who dabbled in 2020 election conspiracy theories.
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Along with the main shades in the lineup, there are seven color-correcting options that neutralize, brighten, and leave skin looking more refined.
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After the revolution, explained Miller, Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton wasn't liking how the country's coffers were looking.
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fishing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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