fetch
verb (used with object)
to go and bring back; return with; get.
have been fetching
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present perfect progressiveof fetch.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Artists have been fetching giant sums of money in recent years in selling their music catalogs.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Recently, her works have been fetching as much as seven figures at auctions.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
Video game collectables have been fetching higher and higher prices, leading some to question whether the market is over-inflated.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2021
Fisheries officials say the rule changes are needed because there’s been a noticeable uptick in the demand for big flatheads and blues, which have been fetching $2 or more a pound at pay lakes.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2014
At the moment the West Indians are exceedingly prosperous on the whole, owing to the phenomenal war-prices their sugar, cotton and other produce have been fetching in the markets of the world.
From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan
