fish out

Example Sentences

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The Journal last year recounted one controversy that unfolded as Hinkley Point’s builders worked to meet environmental rules: a plan to keep fish out of the cooling system using a deterrent dubbed a “fish disco” that cost tens of millions of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal

Selkie and Fred jumped in to help fish out the coconuts, which would have been more helpful if they hadn’t kept playing coconut soccer instead.

From Literature

So I think it was about not being untrue to that reality and how that plays a role in the story but to talk about the bigger thing where it’s really just about being a fish out of water.”

From Los Angeles Times

He held the fish out to Gelifen.

From Literature

What makes “Crappie Lake” so enjoyable goes way beyond the “fish out of water” premise.

From Salon