fishing expedition

Example Sentences

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To appreciate fully the outrageousness of this fishing expedition, remember the original setting for the Smith probe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

That is the short story of how plane ticketing became a fishing expedition and basic economy the bait.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025

“I think they sent him off on this fishing expedition to get something on me after the primary election in 2018,” Spitzer said in a deposition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

An Arizona angler, Stuart Black, reached out and invited Lackmann to a fishing expedition at Apache Lake, where the fish collected would be donated to science.

From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023

He had not seen Ramon since the day recently when he had suggested a fishing expedition and been told that Ramon was not well.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry