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Examples of fish story in a Sentence
He told a ridiculous fish story about a swarm of giant mosquitoes.
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Share your fish stories, adventures and questions with him at tightlinesboise@gmail.com, or visit www.tightlines208.com for the latest local fishing reports and upcoming class offerings.
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 11 Feb. 2024
What crazy fish stories await you on the ice this winter?
—Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 26 Jan. 2024
Entries for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's annual fish story contest are now being accepted.
—Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2023
How's this for a big fish story.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 30 Apr. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
from the traditional exaggeration by fishermen of the size of fish almost caught
First Known Use
1819, in the meaning defined above
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“Fish story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20story. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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