fishing line
- a variation of fishline.
Example Sentences
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Until now, every confirmed video or observation of a live goblin shark came only after the animal had been accidentally caught on a fishing line and brought to the surface.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
Porkchop, a turtle rescued from the river last year, lost a flipper after a fishing line severely constricted the limb.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Porkchop, a three-flippered sea turtle, is back in the wild after a year of rehabilitation, a hopeful moment amid ongoing threats from fishing line and trash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
They were suspended underneath on a length of fishing line.
From BBC ● May 15, 2025
He’d unraveled a life line from the raft to make single strands for the fishing line.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
