fetched
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unfetched adjective
Etymology
Origin of fetched
Example Sentences
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Laraba Adamu, who was newly married at the time, remembers hostility at the river where she fetched water.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
A single eagle fetched $2 from the state government, or at today’s prices, nearly $50.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
Although shut out of the Oscar nominations, Universal Pictures’ “Wicked: for Good” fetched $1.3 billion in global ticket sales.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026
On Binance, the crypto exchange where many Venezuelans trade the beleaguered local bolivar currency, one U.S. dollar fetched more than 800 bolivars, compared with the central bank’s official rate of 308.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Nettle fetched the basket and they spread out what they had on their table.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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