How to Use fetch in a Sentence

fetch

1 of 2 verb

• If you throw the ball the dog will fetch it.
• Hunting dogs are trained to fetch.
• The house fetched more than we expected.
• This table should fetch quite a bit at auction.
• Even Brown might not be able to fetch that much.
  — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
• His work has fetched some of the highest prices for any artist.
  — ABC News, 5 May 2026
• His work has fetched some of the highest prices for any artist.
  — ABC News, 5 May 2026
• Use this toy to play fetch with your dog on land or in the water.
  — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026
• Walks, fetch and runs on warm days that didn’t feel all that extreme.
  — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
• The price also set a record for an amount fetched by a Klimt.
  — Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
• On the free market, the unit could fetch three thousand, easy.
  — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
• Play non-aggressive games such as fetch rather than tug-of-war.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Apr. 2024
• Beyond that, there aren’t many players who would fetch a lot in trades.
  — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 9 July 2026
• The lot is likely to fetch a pretty penny, too.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
• Rescuers sent a helicopter to fetch the men who’d stayed back on the beach.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2023
• Quick, someone fetch the tambourine!
  — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 26 Feb. 2026
• The windows were curved so indoor plants fetched the most sunlight.
  — Dave Lieber feb. 25, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
• The price these shoes fetched could be just a warm up for sneaker collectors, though.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2023
• The first man — the one who had tried to push her car alone — offered to fetch gas with his fuel can.
  — Laura Kwerel, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
• Some vintage mugs have even fetched more than $100 on eBay.
  — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2025
• Banks probably would not have fetched any more than a Day 3 pick.
  — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
• His works hang in some of the world’s great galleries and have fetched millions at auction.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
• His works hang in some of the world's great galleries and have fetched millions at auction.
  — ABC News, 1 May 2026
• As for what this purple monster will now fetch, well, that’s anyone’s guess.
  — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
• And crude isn’t fetching the kind of prices that would make this kind of investment an easy call.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 4 Jan. 2026
• This pile of wires might fetch a few hundred dollars at a recycler.
  — John Ruwitch, NPR, 3 June 2026
• No one is going to ask it to play fetch or figure out what to do with all the fennel in the fridge.
  — David Berreby, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
• If the book fetches that much, its owners will make a sizable profit.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2023
• However, their owners did not use the labels pull and fetch this time.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
• This is now the second-highest price the artist has ever fetched at auction.
  — News Desk, Artforum, 18 May 2026

fetch

2 of 2 noun

• The fetch is the length of open water over which the wind blows.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2020
• The longer the fetch, the more time there is to suck up warm water along the way.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
• Take a trip to the dog park, go on a long walk, or play fetch in the backyard.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2022
• For pups who love to play fetch, pick up a fun toy like the Chuckit!
  — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 4 Dec. 2021
• This Great Dane made flannel look fetch.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
• Reviewers say their cats love to play fetch with them and bat them across the floor.
  — Jessica Hartshorn, Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2022
• Toulah loves to play fetch with a ball and lives for treats, but dislikes the doorbell.
  — cleveland, 26 Oct. 2020
• The longer the fetch, the more time the cold, dry air mass has to suck up warm water along the way.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2022
• But there’s more to being a pet owner than belly rubs and games of fetch.
  — Laura Lajiness, House Beautiful, 6 Jan. 2021
• This means less time scratching and more time going on walks and playing fetch.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
• Mother cats will bring their kittens prey items, but both male and female cats seem to play fetch.
  — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
• Asia hangs back from fetch, left; and right, Kiki gives her space to chase the ball at her own pace.
  — Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
• Carmy and Syd as a couple is the equivalent of fetch.
  — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
• Her favorite way of getting her energy out is to run back and forth and play fetch.
  — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2022
• Or a dog can bring a little distraction with a bid for a game of fetch or a walk outside.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 11 Nov. 2022
• Imagine spoiling your pup with a plush bed that promises sweet dreams of endless fetch games.
  — Kristi Arnold, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
• Decent lake effect snow bands could setup with the right fetch of wind and cold air as a result.
  — Haley Brink and Tyler Mauldin, CNN, 27 Nov. 2021
• This fetch of drier air makes low to mid-90s a bit lower-sweat than usual.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• Dogs aren’t the only pets that like to play fetch—some cats do too, according to new research.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
• Wanda loves tennis balls, playing fetch, and long hikes (but not getting caught in the rain).
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 1 June 2023
• Every pup deserves a comfy place to rest its head after a long day of playing fetch.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
• Play for cats is not a game of fetch but an extension of their hunting behaviors.
  — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2021
• Pictures of Leo waiting to play fetch at his home in Canada.
  — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
• Nalu was chest-deep in a lake, playing fetch when Marciano went to the edge of the lake to get her feet wet.
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2021
• Marciano soon spotted a dark shadow in the lake as the pair played fetch, which turned out to be a gator about six feet long.
  — David Aaro, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2021
• In a nutshell, this brilliant device lets your dog play fetch with himself or herself.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 6 Oct. 2022
• This can mean walking around the neighborhood, playing fetch in the yard, or going to the dog park.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 9 Dec. 2022
• What's more, playing fetch with a stick can also be problematic due to a stick's sharp edges.
  — Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 16 June 2021
• Reneé Rapp and Megan Thee Stallion teamed up on a new song that is so fetch.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• Photos of Elliot, a cat who acts like a dog because he is obsessed with playing fetch.
  — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025