fish
noun
any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
were 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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When the BBC visited last June, families were fishing together in waterways criss-crossed by oil pipelines.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025
“We presume that they were fishing but we don’t actually know what was the purpose of the trip,” Fisk said of the men.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
In 2019, Indonesia detained 12 Vietnamese fishermen from a boat it intercepted after a sea clash with Vietnam, saying they were fishing illegally in its waters.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
At stake were fishing rights as well as future oil and gas exploration.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2023
“We were fishing for cod and it got stuck in the net.”
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
