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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Austin was also fond of the Texas outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing trips with his father and twin brother, according to the obituary.
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
That came after the British government’s rejection, on April 1, of an attempt by Europe to make London’s participation in a defense pact conditional on its readiness to allow EU fishing boats into British waters.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
The pier is just 10 miles north of Oregon Inlet, where a fleet of charter and recreational fishing boats head each morning to the Gulf Stream some 35 miles offshore to catch tuna.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025
Nathan Carman was arrested and charged in 2022 in connection with the death of his mother, Linda Carman, who was killed in 2016 while on a fishing trip with Nathan off the coast of Rhode Island, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
That came after the British government’s rejection, on April 1, of an attempt by Europe to make London’s participation in a defense pact conditional on its readiness to allow EU fishing boats into British waters.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Apr. 2025
The pier is just 10 miles north of Oregon Inlet, where a fleet of charter and recreational fishing boats head each morning to the Gulf Stream some 35 miles offshore to catch tuna.
—Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2025
Nathan Carman was arrested and charged in 2022 in connection with the death of his mother, Linda Carman, who was killed in 2016 while on a fishing trip with Nathan off the coast of Rhode Island, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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