fetish

Example Sentences

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Mr. Armitage distinguishes himself by refusing the fetish of incompleteness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Imelda Marcos’ fetish for fiendishly expensive shoes was a running gag in the 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

We are running on the energy of farmers’ labor and transmuting it into fetish object, and it feels almost beautiful on set in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Komfo Anokye, the man said to be responsible for the tree, was a powerful fetish priest - a person believed to act as a mediator between the spirit and living.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2023

But the mothers tell him no, no, they had already tied the nkisi around the child’s neck or wrist, a fetish from the Nganga Kuvudundu to ward off evil.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver