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
Khan’s younger son fell for Durrushehvar’s fetching cousin, and so the two couples wed in Nice in 1931 in an elaborate wedding before taking ship for Hyderabad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
A fetching lass in Regency garb and her paramour, confessing his ardor.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
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, and you’ll need these,” he said, fetching a pair of oil lamps from a cabinet.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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