fish out

Example Sentences

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I felt like a fish out of water.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

And we scoop trillions of fish out of the water indiscriminately in large nets who are left to die slowly by asphyxiation.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

"I do feel like a fish out of water. The knock-on effects has been massive. I'm just riding the wave of it really," she said.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

“The deeper mystery is, why is that big school of fish out there?” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

She had finished grading Rhonda’s paper and was concentrating on the nearly empty jar of pickles, trying to fish out the last one.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart