fisherman

Example Sentences

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A fisherman on another boat recorded cellphone images of the Negra Francisca ablaze and posted the video, spurring alarm about the fate of the boat and its crew.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

But there were fewer fish and anglers now than before the war, said one of them, a lifelong fisherman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Amissah, who is still a fisherman, spoke to BBC Scotland News outside Hamilton Sheriff Court alongside his fellow crew member, Kow Mensah.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Yet, the music video focuses on the daily work of a Japanese fisherman.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

But the fisherman stares at these men’s city suits, their clean hands, and their mouths, which exaggerate incomprehensible syllables.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver