fetching

Example Sentences

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Through Stacy’s fetching sadness, we come to know that maybe a certain motivational speaker was right.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

A fetching lass in Regency garb and her paramour, confessing his ardor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

Shares are now fetching 31 times future earnings, down from about 44 times on June 30.

From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025

The index trades at one of its widest historical discounts, fetching about 14 times forward earnings compared with the S&P 500’s 23.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

My job in the group includes fetching water for the shrimp catchers, helping untangle their nets, and separating the shrimp from weeds.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung