Fetched is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Fetched meaning
simple past and past participle of fetch
Using Fetched
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of fetch
- In the example corpus, fetched often appears in combinations such as: far fetched, have fetched, has fetched.
Context around Fetched
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fetched
- In this selection, "fetched" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, far, dai, magudumana, pipe, bester and flourishes stand out and add context to how "fetched" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include not far fetched and a far fetched idea on. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fetched" sits close to words such as analytica, attic and bauer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fetched
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A move experts say isn’t that far-fetched. (9 words)
And, to me, I think the solution is not far-fetched. (11 words)
Completing the High Speed Rail project is still just a far-fetched pipe dream. (14 words)
Jaime Del Burgo, 53, who is currently based in the UK, has recently contributed to a tell-all book about the Spanish royal, where he makes the far-fetched claim they were still romantically involved after Letizia's 2004 wedding to King Felipe. (43 words)
In the days when the internet, Facebook and Twitter was a far-fetched idea on Tomorrow’s World, the Star dropping through the letterbox each Thursday with some quotes from the coach was the first insight into the weekend’s fixture. (41 words)
Although he had no reason to lie to Reed, the Quiet Man’s claims that he was behind The Fantastic Four’s battles against the likes of Doctor Doom, Annihilus, and The Interdimensional Council of Reeds are pretty far-fetched. (40 words)
Is it so far-fetched to imagine that the CCP would capitalize on America’s leadership vacuum to invade Taiwan before the US elections in 2024? (26 words)
Example sentences (20)
The verb "olla" "to be" in the potential has the special suppletive form "lie-", e.g. the potential of on haettu "has been fetched" is lienee haettu "may have been fetched".
Although he had no reason to lie to Reed, the Quiet Man’s claims that he was behind The Fantastic Four’s battles against the likes of Doctor Doom, Annihilus, and The Interdimensional Council of Reeds are pretty far-fetched.
Although the appreciation we have for you still lingers, I would like to draw your attention to many facts that need to be addressed that are not far-fetched.
A move experts say isn’t that far-fetched.
And, to me, I think the solution is not far-fetched.
A Norman Jaffe-designed house in East Hampton Village sold at auction last week, though exactly how much it fetched has not yet been made public.
A Rolex watch that belonged to the last emperor of Vietnam, Bao Dai, fetched $5 million at an auction in 2017.
A supposedly “cursed” portrait of a young girl has fetched a staggering sum of over $2,000 in an online auction.
Cards like the Tropical Wind promo and Tamamushi University Magikarp Trophy have fetched over $65,000 each, proving their immense value.
Completing the High Speed Rail project is still just a far-fetched pipe dream.
Expecting her to provide them dignity and respectability is far-fetched…”, Mr. Malaviya posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Flyman’s affidavit also claimed Magudumana fetched Bester from KwaZulu-Natal using her Porsche after the escape and she abandoned her children who are living with their father.
I fetched a pail of hot water, melted the ice and pulled them free.
Inspired by the streaming service’s success in turning Korean-language shows into international hits, the writer wanted this show to go global, too, and thought more far-fetched flourishes would appeal overseas.
In the days when the internet, Facebook and Twitter was a far-fetched idea on Tomorrow’s World, the Star dropping through the letterbox each Thursday with some quotes from the coach was the first insight into the weekend’s fixture.
Is it so far-fetched to imagine that the CCP would capitalize on America’s leadership vacuum to invade Taiwan before the US elections in 2024?
It’s a fair point that many of the worst-case scenarios seem far-fetched as theories of liability.
Jaime Del Burgo, 53, who is currently based in the UK, has recently contributed to a tell-all book about the Spanish royal, where he makes the far-fetched claim they were still romantically involved after Letizia's 2004 wedding to King Felipe.
James Holland (left) set up an online petition which has now fetched 18,000 signatures.
Many people will have fetched their fans down from the loft or hit the shops to bag the hot weather must-have.
Common combinations with fetched
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- far fetched 17×
- have fetched 8×
- has fetched 6×
- fetched the 6×
- fetched him 6×
- and fetched 5×
- it fetched 4×
- fetched million 4×
- is fetched 4×
- fetched water 3×