far-fetched
Example Sentences
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Tedford is skeptical: Congress would need to signoff on the payments, and he thinks it is far-fetched that even a majority of Republicans would support it.
From Barron's
The idea of permanent NFL teams based in Europe in the next decade or so might seem far-fetched, but the league’s overseas ambitions have only intensified in recent years.
So this manufacturing renaissance that the administration likes to dangle in front of us is far-fetched because we’re handicapping precisely those that we wish to champion.
From Slate
A year ago, the idea that Pakistan would get on America’s good side and dramatically improve its international standing would have seemed far-fetched.
I wanted to bring a real human aspect whereas maybe in the past, especially with Gloria Swanson, it had been told from someone else’s perspective: “Oh, she’s crazy, bewildered, far-fetched.”
From Los Angeles Times
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