far-fetched
Example Sentences
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The stagflation parallel of the 1970s isn’t as far-fetched as it was two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
On the surface, the idea that even two companies believed these incidents involved actual bears may seem far-fetched, but experts say there’s reasons a claim like this could slip through the cracks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
But this narrative is not as far-fetched as it otherwise might appear.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Unless the war escalates again, even a tenuous ceasefire likely makes that still more far-fetched.
From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026
It is not so far-fetched to suggest that, without his link to the Nazis, most people who were not hardcore opera lovers would by now have lost interest in Wagner.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
