How to Use fishing line in a Sentence

fishing line

noun
  • The guide had found a fishing line and hooks in his duffel.
    — Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • One of the pictures was birds with fishing line hanging out of its mouth.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2024
  • His fishing lines drop through the floor of the RV’s full kitchen.
    — Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Pure and simple, open-ended as a fishing line.
    — David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But Kiffin cut the fishing line.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • By noon, there had been no large splashes, not even a nibble on the two fishing lines set up.
    — Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The turtle had fishing line wound around her right flipper and into her mouth.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Off the coast of Japan, a small, spikey orange fish was caught on the end of a fishing line.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
  • It would be attached to fishing line with a nail or a stake driven into the ground.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Felde, who used pliers to free the shark from the fishing line, captured the rescue on video.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 27 July 2023
  • Disposals for fishing lines and hooks were added and bike racks installed at the base of the pier.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In such cases, fishing line can dig into the whale’s body and drain its energy.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Fluorocarbon is one of the best fishing lines for making a leader.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
  • Finally, attach or hang the gourds to the branches with fishing line.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Volunteers can adopt a fishing line recovery bin in their area.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Volunteers can adopt a fishing line recovery bin in their area.
    — Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Each set comes with 12 candles and hooks, plus a container of fishing line.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Bigger jobs and bigger reels require the best fishing line spooler.
    — Ric Burnley, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Cover the plant's roots with sphagnum moss, secure to the screws using clear fishing line, and hang.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Attach a saucer or cup of water above or below the feeder to attach to the fishing line.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
  • Tie fishing line to the hooks and suspend the reflectors from a metal ring at varying heights.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2023
  • If fishing deeper water, slide the bobber up the fishing line toward the rod tip.
    — Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Anglers set their fishing lines off the coast of El Salvador and waited.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
  • And those iconic scenes of Brad Pitt casting his fishing line glinting in the sun?
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Scientists have seen killer whales in those waters with fishing lines hanging from their bodies.
    — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2023
  • Another mussel dangles its larvae at the end of a yard-long fishing line of mucus.
    — Robert Kunzig, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The fish were seized along with the fishing gear and highflyers, which are used to mark the beginning and end of long fishing lines.
    — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The motion resembles reeling in a fishing line and exudes the same sense of steadiness and skill.
    — Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Buildings had to be designated as symbolic walls, and fishing line had to be strung.
    — Joseph Berger, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Center staff surmised the bird had become entangled in fishing line.
    — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025

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