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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The American Carp Society was formed in 2002, with the goal of promoting and educating the public on the sport of carp fishing.
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Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2024
Menemsha is a fishing village on the tail end of Martha’s Vineyard, in the literal sense.
—Jennifer Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
Solutions to the lack of jury diversity could include using state ID cards, hunting and fishing licenses
Court officials at the state and local level worried about bad optics in cases involving defendants of color are looking for solutions.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
Environmental groups, fishing advocates, tribal leaders and local agencies have said the Delta Conveyance Project would harm the delta’s ecosystem and have also raised other concerns.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Both are popular fishing spots and are open to the public during daylight hours, accessible by boat.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2024
For one, there is plenty of shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico, but U.S. fishing communities have stricter, and more costly, labor and environmental standards than their Asian counterparts.
—Martha Mendoza, Mahesh Kumar and Piyush Nagpal, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Sending seafood overseas shifts a significant portion of profits away from fishing communities that desperately need it.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
In the South China Sea, most of which Beijing claims as its territorial waters, Chinese vessels block fishermen from neighboring countries from traditional fishing grounds, which is a significant point of contention among governments of the region.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Apr. 2024
Menemsha is a fishing village on the tail end of Martha’s Vineyard, in the literal sense.
—Jennifer Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2024
Solutions to the lack of jury diversity could include using state ID cards, hunting and fishing licenses
Court officials at the state and local level worried about bad optics in cases involving defendants of color are looking for solutions.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
Environmental groups, fishing advocates, tribal leaders and local agencies have said the Delta Conveyance Project would harm the delta’s ecosystem and have also raised other concerns.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Both are popular fishing spots and are open to the public during daylight hours, accessible by boat.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 23 Apr. 2024
For one, there is plenty of shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico, but U.S. fishing communities have stricter, and more costly, labor and environmental standards than their Asian counterparts.
—Martha Mendoza, Mahesh Kumar and Piyush Nagpal, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Sending seafood overseas shifts a significant portion of profits away from fishing communities that desperately need it.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
In the South China Sea, most of which Beijing claims as its territorial waters, Chinese vessels block fishermen from neighboring countries from traditional fishing grounds, which is a significant point of contention among governments of the region.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2024
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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