Definition of FETTLE

Examples of fettle in a Sentence

Noun a visit to the relatives on the other side of the state revealed them all to be in fine fettle

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun To avoid a repeat this year, organizers enlisted the help of a company that usually lays the tarmac for airport runways and the track remained in fine fettle throughout. — Matias Grez, CNN, "Maximilian Günther claims Santiago ePrix to become youngest Formula E winner in history," 18 Jan. 2020 The Ritz, a smart London hotel where Margaret Thatcher spent her last days, is in fine fettle, turning a neat annual profit and valued in the region of £800m—not bad for a property bought for a piffling £75m in 1995. — The Economist, "Who will buy Britain’s Telegraph?," 31 Oct. 2019 West Ham are ready to let go of striker Jordan Hugill in January despite him starting the Championship season in fine fettle. — SI.com, "West Ham Ready to Sell Jordan Hugill in January Despite Strong Start to the Season," 8 Oct. 2019 In the central bit of nonsense, Nick visits a soothsayer (Ross Lehman in hilarious fettle) to try and learn the name of his rival’s biggest hit and then turn that into a musical to catch a new fashion. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "Marriott’s ‘Something Rotten!’ is good, clever musical fun at old Shakespeare’s expense," 9 Sep. 2019 The Reds head into the clash in fine fettle, having earned their fifth successive Premier League victory thanks to a 3-1 win over Newcastle - goals from Sadio Mane (2) and Mohamed Salah sealing all three points. — SI.com, "Napoli vs Liverpool Preview: Where to Watch, Buy Tickets, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News," 15 Sep. 2019 But her brother’s in not-so-fine fettle: Grew a long, grasping tail While the hag brewed her ale. — Washington Post, "Style Invitational Week 1348: Same Difference," 5 Sep. 2019 The reigning Premier League top scorer has started the season in fine fettle having already scored twice in three games. — SI.com, "Arsenal: The XI That Should Start Against Tottenham," 31 Aug. 2019 An apprentice practices the procedure over and over, as if taking lessons in an immensely complicated musical instrument; the teacher looks for the sharpness, the fettle that comes with a hundred attempts. — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, "The Promise and Price of Cellular Therapies," 15 July 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Even my new friend here— a show car almost certainly hand-fettled for the occasion —suffers from faults of panel alignment. — Dan Neil, WSJ, "How Tesla Electrified Rivals at the L.A. Auto Show," 8 Dec. 2017 View 39 Photos If today’s Leaf is that one-percenter, this new-generation car is formed and fettled to be a 10-percenter. — Bengt Halvorson, Car and Driver, "2018 Nissan Leaf: Turning Over Anew," 6 Sep. 2017

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