fetched
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unfetched adjective
Etymology
Origin of fetched
Example Sentences
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Even with Friday’s jump, the stock remains about 7% below the price it fetched before the company announced the deal in December.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 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
The previous record for the sale of a comic book was set in November, when a pristine Superman No 1 fetched $9.12m at auction.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026
He watched him come through the grass and kneel with the cup of water he’d fetched.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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