Example Sentences

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A woman walking her dog had found the remains a few miles from where Scott Peterson had told police he had been fishing when his wife disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024

They had been fishing, hunting and collecting resources for food.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

She added that the trawler had been fishing in the Bay of Seine without the proper licences.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2021

The driver of the truck, 29-year-old Reidel Garcia-Espino, told deputies they had been fishing.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2021

Both times, I had been fishing in a canoe.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen