Example Sentences

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While gold bullion is fetching more than $4,300 a troy ounce for the first time, mining shares are pricing in gold in the low- to mid-$3,000s, say analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Sadly, HP’s coupon code doesn’t work on this rig, but again, this GPU is fetching an average of $1,941 on eBay all by itself.

From The Verge • Nov. 29, 2021

The wheat is fetching about $9 a bushel, which is higher than last year, but that is only for farmers who have wheat to sell, Squires said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2021

Late in the morning in the Seattle neighborhood of Georgetown, James Harper is fetching lunch from a Mexican restaurant called Lorena's Kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2019

“The cut of your dress is fetching, but choose something with a more decorative fabric. Flowers or dragons. Something in satin. Yes, a red satin would really stand out.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu