fetish

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

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

In both films, guns become truly dangerous when they become a fetish: an object worshipped for its supposed power and symbolic meaning.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

We worried over nzolo—it means dearly beloved; or a white grub used for fish bait; or a special fetish against dysentery; or little potatoes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Tupper’s Mick, at the mercy of his brittle fetishes, may be the most believable of this quartet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Former President Lazarus Chakwera insists the canines, trained to detect weapons, black-magic fetishes and other potential threats, are key members of his security detail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

Rust Cohle slow dances with murmurings about Carcosa in Season 1, and the anthology’s creator Nic Pizzolatto spiced up the mystique by depositing backwoods fetishes near crime scenes.

From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2024

In the end, Tenet feels like the most Nolan-y of Nolan’s own films, amping the many quirks of this remarkable filmmaker’s visual, aural and temporal fetishes up to 11.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2020

The witch woman buried fetishes in secret places, took her payment, and departed in her mule cart.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead