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Example sentences for "fetch"

Lexicographically close words:
festoon; festooned; festoons; festum; fetal; fetche; fetched; fetches; fetcheth; fetching
  1. I drunk a good deal of liquor then, but I sent money to Carrie all de time and fetch her a roll every fourth of July and on Christmas.

  2. Can't name de 'zact year but my ma say, no stork bird never fetch me but de fust railroad train dat come up de railroad track, when they built de line, fetched me.

  3. Lizzie--Fetch yourself on back out dere now, Bertha Lee, en settle your own scrap.

  4. I ought to could fetch back more to speak to you bout, but just like I been tell you, I wasn' never cared for by a mother en I is caught on to a heap of roughness just on account dat I ain' never had a mother to have a care for me.

  5. Ma had to strain to fetch sister up with her task.

  6. De white fokes, dey come along wid us and dey make us fetch things from de big house, like fine china dat de Missus didn't want to git broke up.

  7. Fetch yourself in dere to de fire en dry yourself fore you is catch a death of cold.

  8. Yes'um, I think bout here de other night dat I had make you a promise to fetch you up some of dem signs de olden people used to put faith in.

  9. He stay mos' two weeks, kaize he drive two fine hosses to de buggy 'long wid a long hind end to fetch things to and fro in.

  10. Boil dat salty water down dere en fetch two en three of dem barrel of salt back wid em dey get dat way.

  11. Mammy was born a slave in de Furman family in Charleston, but pappy was bought out of a drove dat a Baltimore speculator fetch from Maryland long befo' de war.

  12. He made signs that he was thirsty, and I left him there at the aeroplane while I returned here to fetch him some little refreshment.

  13. The old man rose wearily and hobbled downstairs, no doubt to fetch oil or whatever was used for the lamp.

  14. Go and fetch the post corporal," he said to his servant.

  15. He ran to fetch me writing materials, but I was in such a wretched state that I could not even hold a pen, and the fury which raged within me drowned every thought.

  16. I went out again, and as I must confess, only to fetch the roses.

  17. In that case he would fetch me at ten o'clock with the mules.

  18. To-morrow morning he would go and fetch some!

  19. I will not detain you," replied the doctor, "for I verily believe that they will not come home, till I go and fetch them myself.

  20. Whilst he was talking to her, Schaembs drove away to fetch the Count.

  21. They were ordered to return to the palace to fetch him at 6 P.

  22. When told that the wife of Schiller stated she had seen him come downstairs, he admitted that he had run upstairs to fetch a duster, to brush away the bread crumbs from the table at which he had eaten.

  23. Next month, on July 21, her aunt, the Princess Eleanor of Schwarzenberg, came with three of the sisters of Princess Mathilde to fetch her away and to take her back to her father.

  24. If I were to sell thy house it would not fetch much.

  25. Ever since Nathan Gittins had declared that the wedding would fetch him back if anything did, Pam had been expecting that he would come, and she was stirred to a wonderful pitch of excitement about it.

  26. Now I will drive you and your mother back to Ripple, then Jack and I will go and fetch the police.

  27. Jack, and then he got up from his place at the table and went to fetch the letter which had been received from the manager of the second-hand shop at St. John where he had purchased the watch.

  28. Don Grierson is there, and he would go and fetch his father for me quick!

  29. Shall I run to the house and fetch a rug for you to lie on out here, or would you rather go to your own bedroom?

  30. I sent one of the Mazitu to fetch Brother John, who arrived presently with his wife and daughter.

  31. I suppose it will fetch a good deal--several pounds.

  32. I have sent her to fetch the paddles from the canoe," said Mrs. Eversley, "and to put my mark upon it.

  33. Our drink was square-face gin, mixed with water that I sent Hans to fetch with his own hands from the stream that ran by the house, lest otherwise it should be drugged.

  34. I remember by an afterthought, telling Sammy, who was looking very uncomfortable, to return to the huts and fetch some blankets and a couple of iron cooking-pots which might become necessities to us.

  35. So after a while did the silent, handsome women--to fetch our meal, I understood one of them to say, and at length we were alone.

  36. When he discovered that you had gone to the orchid sale he grew furious, sir, furious, and sent me to fetch you.

  37. As Isabel waited she heard the bang of the garden-door, but gave it no thought, and a moment after Mistress Margaret asked her to fetch a couple of wraps from the house for them both, as the air had a touch of chill in it.

  38. Mistress Margaret hastened up at midnight from the Dower House, and a groom galloped off to Lindfield before morning to fetch the doctor, and another to fetch Mr. Barnes, the priest, from Cuckfield.

  39. I must not stay," said Anthony, "I must fetch my horse and be back at Lambeth for evening prayers at six.

  40. I want you should make over the Turnbull place to Hermie, and have him fetch Annie there as soon as ever she'll come, and let him farm it without if or but from you and me.

  41. I guess she'd be married the first o' the summer, if we could fetch it.

  42. I'll have Aunt Zilphy fetch you a piece of 'tater pone, if you'll hol' on a minute.

  43. You'd better fetch him roun' to see me, Ma'y B.

  44. Excuse my leavin' you--I'll go an' fetch her.

  45. Why look now, if this wind holdeth fair, we should fetch up wi' it in some five days or thereabouts.

  46. But despair not, for in the cave yonder be two swords; go fetch them, I pray, for I am over-weak.

  47. Then I pray go fetch the swords, my friend; 'tis time methinks--look!

  48. Urabe were despatched to the provinces to fetch the rice which was used in the Ohonihe ceremony.

  49. Again Susa no wo shot a whizzing arrow into the middle of a great moor, and bid him fetch it.

  50. In 463 the Mikado Y[=u]riaku desired to see the form of the deity of Mimuro, and ordered one of his Ministers to fetch the God.

  51. But as that was now over, there could be no further cause for their not coming, and if our women were to fetch water, it would be ready for the food when it presently arrived.

  52. He then ordered his servant to fetch his body physician, Mohammed Bhawon.

  53. Go and fetch us another plate of dessert, Georgi," he said quietly, as if nothing had happened.

  54. Secondly, we came to fetch you back to the Northland.

  55. Let a mounted messenger fetch the whole of Hildebrand's wing here; the road to Rome must be kept open at all costs.

  56. Seeing this, Narses begged to be allowed to send unarmed men to fetch away the bodies, a favour which King Teja immediately granted.

  57. Thence, with my Isaurians, I will fetch you to the third fight for Rome.

  58. And when, the next morning, the young tribunes went to fetch the Prefect from his tent to join the united march against Teja, their leader received them with sparkling eyes.

  59. To-morrow, before cockcrow, brave Hunibad will come over from Teriolis to fetch thee--he has promised me to do so.

  60. Captain of the Golden Shields, you will keep all present confined here until Narses comes to fetch them.

  61. Thorismuth and his companion galloped off to fetch the King.

  62. Tis I that must fetch a bowl of water and kneel down before it till it washes its hands.

  63. On the third day of the seven days of grace allowed him by the autocrat of the range, old man Ellison drove his buckboard to Frio City to fetch some necessary supplies for the ranch.

  64. That is nothing else but to fetch up Christ from death.

  65. The chief priest came and they that were with him and called a council together, and all the seniors of the children of Israhel, and sent to the prison to fetch them.

  66. That is nothing else than to fetch Christ down.

  67. Nay not so, but let them come themselves and fetch us out.

  68. But God said unto him: Thou fool, this night will they fetch away thy soul again from thee.

  69. And let him that is on the housetop, not descend down into the house, neither enter therein, to fetch anything out of his house.

  70. Neither let him which is in the field, return back to fetch his clothes.

  71. Then do not you think you and I could fetch off a good many things, while he watches Geordie on the grass?

  72. Nobody will ever come and fetch us off," said Ailwin, beginning to cry.

  73. He may bury and hide what he pleases; but they will all be somewhere about the Red-hill; and we can tell anybody who comes to fetch us off whatever we know about the goods.

  74. She guessed by the sun what was the right time for locking up her glasses and going home; and she commonly met her husband, coming to fetch her, before she had got half-way.

  75. Whoever had a dagger or a sword drew it, and they who had none ran to fetch one.

  76. Then she sometimes said, to the castle garden to feed the pet stag, for she had never seen so pretty a thing in all her life; and she would fetch crumbs of bread with her to feed it.

  77. Then the sheriff called his hound and bade him fetch them; but Fixlein, who was acute enough at other times, pretended not to know what his master wanted.

  78. No; just let her say that she went to fetch a robe which her mistress had left in the oak.

  79. Let him come then, fetch a lantern, and summon all the grooms; he would give it to the knaves.

  80. Then if you get a bad man, you've to wait four years till you can fetch him a whack.

  81. I suggest that you go up with me this afternoon, and to-morrow we'll fetch the doctor down to see your mother.

  82. I'm going to fetch my bed over here and put you into it.

  83. Five of the more ignoble sort by turns Fetch up the water, and unlade their urns.

  84. I will fetch my new work-basket, and you shall show me your room, and you will see how much sooner the work will be done.

  85. Now I must go and fetch you the milk and a slice of home-made cake, for you must be starving.

  86. Annette slept so soundly after all her fatigues, that it was quite late when she woke, and she had only just time to dress herself, and swallow the coffee Clotilde brought her, before Mr. Harland drove up to fetch her.

  87. Mr. Harland, will you do this, or shall I go myself and fetch my cousin?

  88. I will fetch one round at half past nine, sharp," interrupted Jimmy.

  89. They found there sea turtle and land turtle, but could stop only one night, on account of two of their prizes, which being deeply laden had fallen too far to leeward to fetch the same anchorage.

  90. The winds blew hard from the Westward, and they could not fetch the Strait of Magalhanes.

  91. They arrived in sight of the Galapagos on the 31st; but were not enough to the Southward to fetch the Southern Islands, the wind being from SbE, which Dampier remarks is the common trade-wind in this part of the Pacific.

  92. When the inhabitants of the village wanted fresh water, they were obliged to fetch it from a river called the Colanche, which is at the innermost part of the bay, four leagues distant from their habitations.

  93. Whenever you have to absent yourself from home fetch Blanche to me.

  94. Having got clear of the low isles, we made a stretch to the south, and did but fetch a little to windward of the south end of Anamocka; so that we got little by this day's plying.

  95. I had some thoughts of touching at Amsterdam, as it lay not much out of the way; but as the wind was now, we could not fetch it; and this was the occasion of my laying my design aside altogether.

  96. But the boy persisted that he knew where the corn grew, and could easily fetch some.

  97. She owned that she had bewitched her, and said, "Fetch me the thigh-bone of a beaver from a man who is the child of Molly Brant, the child of Governor W.

  98. It was a wife's duty to fetch home the game that was killed and prepare and cook it.


  99. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "fetch" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    accomplish; achieve; afford; appeal; approach; arrive; art; artifice; attain; attract; bang; bash; bat; beckon; belt; blind; bluff; bring; call; carry; catch; chicanery; clap; clip; clobber; clout; clump; collect; come; commute; compass; conclude; conspiracy; consummate; contrivance; cost; coup; course; crack; craft; curve; cut; dash; deal; deceit; deck; deduce; derive; design; device; discharge; dispatch; dodge; double; draw; effect; effectuate; elicit; enact; engage; execute; expedient; extract; fare; feint; fetch; find; flit; flow; fulfill; gain; gambit; game; gang; gather; get; gimmick; give; glean; hie; hit; induce; infer; interest; intrigue; invite; joker; knavery; knock; make; manage; maneuver; move; obtain; pass; paste; perform; plot; ploy; plunk; poke; procure; produce; progress; punch; racket; reach; realize; reason; retrieve; roll; run; ruse; scheme; secure; sell; shift; slam; sleight; slug; smack; smite; snap; soak; sock; stratagem; strategy; stream; strike; subterfuge; succeed; summon; swat; swipe; tactic; tantalize; tease; tempt; thump; thwack; tickle; transport; travel; trick; trickery; wallop; wayfare; whack; wham; whop; wile; work; wraith


    Some related collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    fetch them; fetch water