Example Sentences

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Someone is fishing a kite from electricity cables, the distant sound of a drum beat, a flash of neon when you look up in the walled city's narrow streets to a stretch of sky.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Gillard said one of the nearby water bodies is stocked with trout, and that late fall is fishing season for the eagles.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

As Elizabeth asks questions of Gracie, she is fishing for insights into her character — and Gracie may be withholding or even misdirecting.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2023

Yes, there is fishing Like you’d expect from any farming sim game, yes, there are fishing spots.

From The Verge • Aug. 25, 2022

Pass him in the corridor and he is fishing potato crisps out of a bag by the fistful.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl