fetching
Example Sentences
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Kranti Vishwakarma, 18, spends four or five hours fetching water for her household.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The $400 pocket watches, sold only in stores, resold for up to $6,500 on eBay, with a full set fetching $27,900.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
It was fetching just 15-times expected earnings for fiscal 2026 as of Tuesday’s closing bell, well below its five-year average.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Through Stacy’s fetching sadness, we come to know that maybe a certain motivational speaker was right.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
In a sullen silence she began preparing the meal, lighting the fire, fetching the water, boiling the rice, the baby astride her hip as before and whimpering unheeded.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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