fetch
verb (used with object)
to go and bring back; return with; get.
had fetched
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past perfectof fetch.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The companies also amended their deal terms to reduce the valuation of Black Knight to $11.7 billion, nearly 11% lower than the valuation it had fetched when the agreement was announced last year.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2023
If I had fetched my cell phone to snap a photo, he would have disappeared.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 6, 2021
The well-bred son of Hard Spun had fetched $250,000 at the 2018 Keeneland Sale and competed against some horses headed for the Kentucky Derby.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2020
When she came to, she saw her neighbor, whom her younger son had fetched.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 26, 2017
As soon as they were out of sight, she poured the water she had fetched into a large calabash, letting it stand beside the house.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
