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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Indigenous communities have proven to be responsible stewards of the environment, practicing sustainable hunting, fishing, and farming while restoring habitats.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
This revelation led the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish to close Holloman lake to public hunting and fishing in 2024.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
Rates include all meals (including an afternoon tea), the use of amenities like a sauna and hot tub at the spa, and activities that include horseback riding, fishing, hiking, canoeing, and archery in the summer and snow tubing, snowshoeing, ice fishing, and cross-country skiing in the winter.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The measure, signed Jan. 4, won bipartisan support in both chambers and broke through the partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C., with provisions to support hunting, fishing, climbing and other sports.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
This revelation led the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish to close Holloman lake to public hunting and fishing in 2024.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
Rates include all meals (including an afternoon tea), the use of amenities like a sauna and hot tub at the spa, and activities that include horseback riding, fishing, hiking, canoeing, and archery in the summer and snow tubing, snowshoeing, ice fishing, and cross-country skiing in the winter.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The measure, signed Jan. 4, won bipartisan support in both chambers and broke through the partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C., with provisions to support hunting, fishing, climbing and other sports.
—Jeremy Duda, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Fishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fishing. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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