seine
noun
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
seined
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past participleof seine.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof seine.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
seinenouna fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
Example Sentences
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In the 1800s, when the pupfish swam throughout the valley, the Paiute peoples seined the fish for food.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
We seined under blue skies, taking in the squawking seabirds and miles of wild tidal beach.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 26, 2016
He seined such old tomes as Beale's Natural History of the Sperm Whale and Scoresby's Account of the Arctic Regions for obscure facts.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most of the supporting cast were amateurs seined from Philadelphia dramatic groups, or girl friends of members of the crew stuck into the film just to maintain employee relations.
From Time Magazine Archive
A few pollock are seined here in the spring.
From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Walter H. Rich
