fish out
Example Sentences
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To continue the maritime theme, Wolves have looked like a fish out of water for most of this Premier League campaign.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
“The main things that are going to kill and stress these fish out are either low amounts of oxygen in the water or rapid changes in temperature,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 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
It was as the meerkats were hauling the fish out of the pond, displaying real feats of teamwork, that I noticed something curious: every fish, without exception, was already dead.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
