Example Sentences

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Within months, Carole's house had been completely cleared out and sold for £355,000 - a low price, the neighbours thought, considering other houses in the street were fetching up to half a million.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024

About 10,000 Buffett and Munger Squishmallows were sold, and by Monday they were fetching as much as $255 at auction on eBay.

From Reuters • May 8, 2023

Strawberries in general were fetching lower prices, so Suyematsu began to diversify.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2022

The city’s offers paled in comparison with what properties just beyond the stadium’s footprint were fetching from private developers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2019

He was not really fetching them: They were fetching him.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling