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

The record-setting sale of Kahlo's self-portrait came two nights after Sotheby's made another record sale, with a painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt fetching $236.4 million -- the second-most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

Faced with Woolf’s criticisms, we find ourselves in a fetching literary intrigue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

“You look absolutely fetching, Lizzie. The way you’ve wrapped Willa’s silk scarf around your head is lovely. And with her big sunglasses and lipstick you could be a famous actress. Or a spy.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin