far-fetched

Example Sentences

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Tedford is skeptical: Congress would need to signoff on the payments, and he thinks it is far-fetched that even a majority of Republicans would support it.

From Barron's

It’s a not far-fetched comparison, according to Iowa’s guard.

From Seattle Times

“I think some on the right would rather focus on far-fetched conspiracy theories than on the serious charges against the former president.”

From Washington Times

And the notion that Trump’s indictment would edge him closer to the White House by firing up supporters seems equally far-fetched; it’s not as though the blindly faithful get to cast three or four extra votes for their flimflam messiah.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Fletcher said that Mr. Hansen’s case, involving outright fraud, was the typical one and that prosecutions of charities and grandmothers were far-fetched.

From New York Times