Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for fish. Search instead for fishm.
Definitions

fish

[fish] / fɪʃ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Higher consumption of olive oil, fish, and legumes was associated with increased levels of humanin.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

"If the tourists don't come here, who are we supposed to sell the fish to?"

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

The Mediterranean diet emphasizes olive oil, fish, legumes, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other minimally processed foods.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

Located about 60 miles southeast of Bunia, the Bahema-Boga territory in Irumu is the region’s food basket, where traders flock to its weekly markets to buy supplies ranging from grain to fish.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Girl Finnegan blamed his tears for scaring away the fish.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

"We lost 85% of the marine prairies, and we saw the fishes on the shore looking for oxygen, and these images were horrible," he said.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Will Shugg, who fishes from Mevagissey, has been taking part in the trial as well as voluntarily having cameras monitoring his catches.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

Celtic art occupies a fluid, timeless plane where birds, fishes, dragons, gods, humans and pure motion continually morph and merge.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

We humans eat seven fishes on Christmas Eve, samosas on Eid al-Fitr and maple cookies behind the moon.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

This has to do with the fishes of salt marshes, bays, and estuaries.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Jacobs fished out the long mink her grandmother left her years ago and took it to a Manhattan furrier to give it a second act.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Summoned to the scene, the new police and civil defense officials who took over during the transition had fished out the bodies, which were then sent to Damascus for a forensic analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 19, 2025

"Mother fished out the piece of paper and it just said G Gibson," Kit says.

From BBC May 5, 2025

"It means we have lost about half of the fishing grounds that we have traditionally fished on for decades," he said.

From BBC May 2, 2025

I fished into my pocket for my handkerchief, but my pocket was a mass of mud.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

The Malaysian navy is efficient at intercepting them, and pushing them back out onto the open seas, and local fishing communities will not help.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The congressional investigation flopped like a soccer player fishing to draw a red card, finally concluding in 1998.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The businesses tied to outdoor leisure that are expected to benefit include golf courses, outdoor entertainment venues and providers of fishing charters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Animals consistently show fear when people pose a direct lethal threat, such as through hunting or fishing.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

He looked one last time at the broken fishing hole that had prevented him from making history.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




Vocabulary lists containing fish


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training