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

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

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

It was far-fetched, but looking at that miniature version of my home town, I’d have believed anything.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney