How to Use fishing in a Sentence

fishing

noun
  • The fishing was pretty good today.
  • I'm going fishing this weekend.
  • The fjord is key for fishing in the autumn, when the open sea is too harsh.
    — Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But fishing isn’t the only thing the group does to raise funds.
    — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 4 July 2022
  • The trio were on a fishing trip, but their 24-foot boat sank around 10 a.m.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Case is a member of the school's bass fishing and archery teams.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 May 2024
  • Try salmon fishing on the River Teviot or head for the trout loch.
    — Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The managers set high fishing quotas for the next three years.
    — Abby McBride, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Jump in after dark and watch the lights from the squid fishing boats twinkle in the distance.
    — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 7 July 2023
  • This is a filament that hangs off the back of a fishing boat.
    — Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Hang your ghosts with fishing line from the porch ceiling.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2022
  • There are a ton of great Prime Day fishing deals still going on.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The fishing shack was probably the one that took the longest.
    — Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Hey, to me, that’s more of a fishing lure [than a negative]!
    — Ryan Reed, SPIN, 16 July 2024
  • So far, it’s been difficult fishing to say the least; and not just in the Willamette River.
    — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Or take a 20-minute boat ride to the Gulf Stream for deep-sea fishing for wahoo and tuna.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Guests can also check out a fishing pole at the welcome center, the site said.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Desperate for a catch, the men slid past state fishing laws.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Pieces can even be fastened to a fishing line to assist!
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2022
  • Depending on the target species and style of fishing, the size of the lure is going to differ.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 30 May 2024
  • Three of these sharks were purchased at a fishing port in July 2020.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The wreck happened when Lint was towing a 90-foot fishing boat from the Seattle area.
    — Steven Rosenfeld, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
  • Well, Yam Yam and Carolyn are quite the duo on the Tika tribe, which lost the challenge, their flint and that sweet fishing gear.
    — Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2023
  • One turtle dug herself a pit where a fishing net had been buried.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • Picnic along the water’s edge at Coast Guard Park, then launch a kayak or spend some time fishing.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Salmon fishing seasons have been closed recently to save what’s left of the fish.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The mannequin appears bound in a fishing net and obscured.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2022
  • Most crab legs are cooked and frozen on the fishing boat as soon as the crab is caught, so frozen crab legs are the most common way to purchase them.
    — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Over the past few years, the porpoise population increased for the first time, thanks in part to conservation policies such as fishing bans.
    — Marlowe Starling, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
  • Residents who live near a fishing location, spend a lot of time near the water or are avid boaters are encouraged to get involved.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025

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