far-fetched

Example Sentences

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"The idea that somehow everybody could have seen that some time in the future there'd be a request for the phone is, to my mind, a little bit far-fetched."

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

His research presented the models with increasingly far-fetched variations of a simple text, asking them to rate sentences out of 10 for literary quality.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 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

If you think that’s far-fetched, consider what Trump told ABC News’ Jonathan Karl when the reporter asked him about Khamenei’s death.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2026

There are other models to explain Cygnus X-l that do not include a black hole, but they are all rather far-fetched.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking