go fishing

Example Sentences

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“Ask anybody who’s ever seen me play. They’ll say, ‘Stick with the lab, or go fishing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

"You have been the world champion three times, you are obviously the quickest driver. Give it up and let’s go fishing."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2024

When residents come and walk the trails, go fishing or get their feet wet, Rentner said, they will be able to see how the restoration effort has transformed the floodplain.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

With sunglasses perched on top of a baseball cap, he scans the sky and the sea as his father might have, assessing what weather is coming and if he can go fishing this weekend.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Men who usually skipped church to go fishing, and men who stayed late at the local bar and slept in on Sunday mornings, squeezed themselves in with the rest of the community.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper