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 stock was fetching 33-times expected earnings for 2026 as of Monday’s close.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Palantir, with an even more enthusiastic fan base, was among the 20 most valuable S&P 500 companies at its November peak, fetching a ludicrous 150 times sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Through Stacy’s fetching sadness, we come to know that maybe a certain motivational speaker was right.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026
For contrast the girl wore a large blue hat, fetching as a frying pan; Ralph watched as she took two steps, gazed up with rapture at the tree branches, then took another two steps.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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