far-fetched

Example Sentences

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All of sudden fish and chips on the River Thames in London or a boat trip down the Seine don’t seem too far-fetched.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But the idea that the entire world could latch onto something together feels too far-fetched in our own current fractured news environment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Meta’s bid for corporate AI customers is even more far-fetched, with competitors including Google and Microsoft entrenched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It's led the internet, pop-culture enthusiasts and Swifties alike working to fill the blank space, with speculation ranging from possible to far-fetched.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The possibility that Mendel had deduced a fundamental natural rule—a dangerous law—by tabulating pea hybrids seemed absurd and far-fetched to Nägeli.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee