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
Other choices could have seen Jacob Bethell or Ben Duckett as captain, but these seemed far-fetched given a lack of leadership experience.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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
I thought, She loves me, and it was the first time such a far-fetched idea had occurred to me.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
