far-fetched

Example Sentences

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Assuming computing futures do make it to market, the idea that they could find their way into the portfolios of speculators and otherwise ordinary investors isn’t all that far-fetched.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

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

Unless the war escalates again, even a tenuous ceasefire likely makes that still more far-fetched.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

She sounds already disappointed on their behalf, tired of artists whose far-fetched plans never quite materialize.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

But the thing is, if I told her the truth, how I got into all of this, she’d accuse me of exactly that— imagining myself in some far-fetched spy drama.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin