fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
have been fishing
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present perfect progressiveof fish.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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We have been fishing in the same pond for 43 years, and it is a good time to be looking for bargains.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
He would have enjoyed the debate, but I suspect he would rather have been fishing Wyoming’s Snake River, his fly-line curled perfectly behind him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Reed and other members of the Karuk Tribe have been fishing for fall-run Chinook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2024
“Our fishermen have been fishing in those areas for hundreds of years so I can’t understand why that has changed.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
"You must have been fishing before, Ruth Fielding."
From Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund by Alice B. Emerson
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