Thesaurus / farfetched
FEEDBACKHow to use farfetched in a sentence
They will persist in quoting Mill's farfetched eulogy, without referring to other passages in the essay On Liberty.
FLOWERS OF FREETHOUGHTGEORGE W. FOOTEThe resemblance, however, is rather farfetched, and moreover this same name is found on Keowee river in South Carolina.
MYTHS OF THE CHEROKEEJAMES MOONEYThen a scene ensued that if put upon the stage would be deemed farfetched, if not incredible.
BIDWELL'S TRAVELS, FROM WALL STREET TO LONDON PRISONAUSTIN BIRON BIDWELLAnd, if he owed her any debt of honor, no matter how farfetched and fantastic, it was canceled now.
THE WOMAN-HATERSJOSEPH C. LINCOLNThat it should be taken by the whole outfit as a broad hint to ask no questions seemed to him rather farfetched.
COW-COUNTRYB. M. BOWERIn fact the latter is so involved and farfetched, that the former is often entirely obscured.
THE GALAXYVARIOUSThe correct word is jeopard, but in any case there is no need for anything so farfetched and stilted.
WRITE IT RIGHTAMBROSE BIERCEIt explained instantly a something which had always seemed to me only a farfetched Oriental figure of speech.
THE INNOCENTS ABROADMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)Tom's tone of voice and the farfetched nature of what he was saying had already triggered the security chief's suspicions.
TOM SWIFT AND THE ELECTRONIC HYDROLUNGVICTOR APPLETONHow could the rude actor learn his quips and pretty phrases, and farfetched conceits?
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