How to Use fishing in a Sentence

fishing

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  • 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
  • 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
  • There are a ton of great Prime Day fishing deals still going on.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Guests can also check out a fishing pole at the welcome center, the site said.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 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
  • Some customers, to be sure, will visit the store for its selection of firearms and fishing gear.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The fishing company lost in the lower courts, prompting it to ask the Supreme Court to intervene.
    — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 20 July 2023
  • That isn’t bad just for the salmon and the Pacific Northwest’s fishing industry.
    — Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The reef also brings in billions in revenue to the state through the tourism and commercial fishing industries.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 July 2023
  • There's also a long fishing pier for casting a line, and historic spots like the town's iconic lighthouse.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Biancardi wrote on Madcat's website that the day of the catch started as a normal day of fishing.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • But this year, those populations declined so low that the fishing season was shut down along the coast.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • This stretch of grey sand is barren but for a few wooden fishing boats and an army of bright red crabs that hide in their holes when any human comes near.
    — Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • The Fish Moon refers to the time when fish begin to spawn more actively, marking the beginning of the fishing season in many areas.
    — The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Like many residents, Norton spends a lot of his time hunting and fishing.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The three main techniques to fly fishing for trout are nymphing, dry-fly fishing, and streamer fishing.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The men were serious about their work, and perhaps even about their fishing, but profligate in their leisure-time habits.
    — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2023
  • While in Seward, Griffith and Terwilliger planned a fishing trip, but it was canceled due to stormy weather.
    — Seward Hospitality, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The fishing and shipping communities are wary of the coming age of offshore wind — the prospect of thousands of machines in deep seas.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • There was a stocked fish pond with a rack of bamboo fishing poles that unsupervised kids swung freely, hooks and all, as parents sipped mai tais by the pool.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Adem Yilmaz in his fishing boat with his stork companion, Yaren.
    — Safak Timur Ivor Prickett, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Out The former fishing village of Rockport is home to one of Texas' best beaches for relaxing.
    — Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Lake Poway The recreational area at Lake Poway offers boating, archery, fishing and more.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Just days earlier in Greece, a fishing boat carrying hundreds of migrants to Italy sank in front of a Greek coast guard ship.
    — Miles J. Herszenhorn, USA TODAY, 24 June 2023
  • If the waters are calm after a turbulent day and the birds are dropping in and fishing and there's a lot of activity in the water.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The eye-watering seafood is a culinary link to Mumbai's fishing heritage.
    — Alex Bhattacharji, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Dec. 2023

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