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
For Lopez and his friends, leather is less about fetish and more about kinship, safety and visibility, in a city where queer Latino spaces remain scarce.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
Where many streaming mysteries make a fetish of style, depth, sociopolitical relevance and formal novelty, aiming to become conversation starters, the conversation around “Bad Monkey” might run simply like this:
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024
"Or it was chic the first time Lloyd did it, but now it just looks like a fetish for ventilation ducts."
From BBC • May 24, 2024
The Masks appeared demoralized by the destruction of their most powerful fetish.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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