far-fetched
Example Sentences
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Admissions officers described numerous times where a seemingly far-fetched application proved true, and awed them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Sure, some may call it crazy or far-fetched.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
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
The truth, that the Smoke had been destroyed by an armed invasion, seemed too far-fetched.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
