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

“Oh, I had sent my girl in to find my pearl hairpin, and was just fetching her. I’m afraid sometimes even the smallest task is beyond poor Jane.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland