fishing

Example Sentences

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Oil money turned former fishing villages into affluent communities with hospitals, schools, and social clubs.

From BBC

The Esbjerg local adds, "Fifty years back, it was fishing we made money off, then going into oil and gas," he says.

From BBC

The hearings are being held after a three-year shutdown of commercial salmon fishing because of a decline in the Chinook salmon population.

From Los Angeles Times

Filling your folder sometimes means fishing for compliments, which can feel awkward.

From The Wall Street Journal

“One call,” he says, fishing his cell phone out of his pocket.

From Literature