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fisherwoman

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Recent Examples of fisherwoman Wicker stars the Academy Award–winning Olivia Colman as a fisherwoman who asks the village weaver (Peter Dinklage) to weave her a husband. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026 Olivia Colman is a smelly medieval fisherwoman who marries—checks notes—a basket? — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026 Thanks to Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson’s funny, poignant — and sexy — folk tale, starring Olivia Colman as a village fisherwoman who commissions a fantastical husband, audiences won’t want to forget it. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Colman’s upcoming Wicker film, in which her fisherwoman character asks Peter Dinklage’s basketmaker to weave her a husband, garnered buzz after the trailer — teasing Alexander Skarsgård’s straw transformation — was released at the end of July. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fisherwoman

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Alaska’s core constituency is composed of Natives, fishermen, rural legislators, and unions, with some chamber-of-commerce types mixed in.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
There’s a guest bedroom with a massive wooden bunk bed built by a competitive bass fisherman who starred in an MMA reality TV show.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of fisherman

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Fishermen say increasing competition has spurred a sharp rise in armed conflict, especially between fisherfolk from the Turkana and Dassanech ethnic groups.

— Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Eco effort The on-site organic farm, close relations with local farmers and fisherfolk, and a total ban on single-use plastics can be expected from a resort of this calibre.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026

Definition of fisherfolk

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Chilean fishers claim that pollution caused by salmon-farming facilities is significantly reducing the abundance of fish and shellfish in the sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Surfers, fishers, business owners, real estate brokers, Indigenous leaders, marine scientists and everyday residents lined up for hours to express their support for the state and urged federal officials to set politics aside in their review.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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