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
Faced with Woolf’s criticisms, we find ourselves in a fetching literary intrigue.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
The KBW Bank Index, which tracks large banks, was recently fetching 11.8 times next year’s estimated earnings.
From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025
“I’m not going to spend all my time fetching and carrying. I came to this Fair to enjoy myself, not to deliver papers.”
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
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