far-fetched
Example Sentences
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The idea that it could fight the US and Israel to a standstill seemed far-fetched.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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
After worrying that Homelander’s delusions of becoming a religious figurehead were too far-fetched, Kripke came to see that storyline “as a metaphor for the ultimate level of narcissism.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Maslin said the idea of the United States being completely autonomous in terms of rare earths, from extraction to selling permanent magnets, is not far-fetched.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
I guess those kind of things are make-believe until they happen to you, and then it don’t seem so far-fetched.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
