fetish

Example Sentences

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"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

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

“For Gaetz and others, it’s a fetish to them to have this much power and attention,” Stutzman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Unfortunately, in her case, Hollywood’s fetish for famous descendents fell short.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2023

The Masks appeared demoralized by the destruction of their most powerful fetish.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer