fishing

Example Sentences

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Chinese officials often claim that these fleets are normal fishing boats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The interceptor’s role isn’t obvious from a nearby onshore path, where people were biking, strolling and fishing on the perfectly temperate spring day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Researchers found that people adapted by following seasonal rivers and fishing in shallow waterholes during long dry periods.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Surrounded by vast rice fields, agriculture and commercial fishing drive the local economy.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

As my injuries from my fishing work began to heal, I acquired a new set of scratches and bruises, and after one fall I was limping for days.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo