Example Sentences

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For generations, Seynabou Tall's ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who quit school nearly four years ago, is now learning to surf.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

“We usually go out and find a spot we have fished in the past,” he says, “depending on water levels and thickness of the ice.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

Buitjes, 64, and his family have fished on the North Sea for 11 generations.

From National Geographic • Dec. 15, 2023

The debate and the consequences of the decision are real for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, who have fished the Willamette for thousands of years.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

Sometimes when there’s been no moon or the sky has been cloudy, I have fished at the pond.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien