fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
was fishing
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past progressiveof fish.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In Division II, he was fishing in a different pond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Carranza was reportedly killed in a September strike by US forces on his boat while he was fishing the Caribbean, according to video testimony of his family members shared by the president on X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025
A half-hour later, he texted another friend noting someone else was fishing near him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2025
Taiwan’s coast guard said a boat carrying four people was fishing about one nautical mile away from Kinmen, which Taiwan has claimed as a restricted area largely for military purposes, and capsized during a chase.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
For two moons I did not see him and then one morning while I was fishing he came suddenly out of the kelp.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
