How to Use far-fetched in a Sentence

far-fetched

adjective
  • The West and Ukraine see Brazil’s plan as far-fetched given the state of the war.
    — Jack Nicas, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Despite that, as 9to5Mac notes, some of the claims seem a bit far-fetched.
    — PC Magazine, 28 July 2025
  • The idea that the goon on the sidelines might be the movie’s stealth MVP starts to seem less and less far-fetched.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
  • In many ways, the idea of using pigs is not all that far-fetched.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
  • When it was discussed a decade ago, the plan seemed far-fetched.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • At the time, a 38-point, 13-assist stat line from Young seemed far-fetched.
    — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • That dream of playing in the NBA wasn’t something that was far-fetched.
    — Jason Armond, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2023
  • Some fans will call for changes at the top after this loss, but that’s far-fetched.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2024
  • For Heather, the idea of setting Haack up with someone for 2025 isn’t too far-fetched.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The leap from there to full-fledged robotic surgeons is not so far-fetched.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
  • The idea isn’t that far-fetched for the longest-running panelist of the chatfest.
    — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
  • Hopes that Putin might be deposed seem even more far-fetched.
    — Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
  • The question, as Halpern demonstrates, isn’t far-fetched.
    — Eve Bowen, The New York Review of Books, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Yes, the premise is completely far-fetched, but who cares?
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024
  • But for those of us living in the post-Dobbs U.S., such practices might seem less far-fetched.
    — Maggie Doherty, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
  • At first, Taylor Swift struck me as a little far-fetched.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Richard would have to earn a medal — gold would be nice, if far-fetched — to accomplish his world takeover.
    — Candace Buckner, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
  • So while this is all far-fetched, that aspect has at least intrigued me.
    — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Advertisement In 2023, the idea of an art park doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The first test of Trump’s idea, however far-fetched, will be at the Cannes film market that starts next week.
    — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
  • The prospect of Chinese sabotage on U.S. soil should not seem far-fetched.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
  • While that may be far-fetched given the state of the Sabres franchise, Marner and his wife are both from the Toronto area.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • From the Rockets’ perspective, such a move seems far-fetched.
    — Rahat Huq, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Sadly, this makes The Martian the most far-fetched of Scott’s sci-fi films in today’s climate.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The two have become so close that handholding doesn’t seem so far-fetched.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Vizcaino will compete for the job, but listing him as the favorite is far-fetched.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Tonally on the bubbly side — there’s no time for depression here — the plot is a tad far-fetched.
    — Marshall Heyman, Vulture, 23 May 2024
  • Like so much about the Rocky movies, this storyline is both more and less far-fetched than real life.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Not so long ago, that explanation might have sounded far-fetched, just as some of the chronic symptoms of a lightning strike still do, to some.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This may seem far-fetched, given that giant black holes aren’t known for going on walkabouts.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026

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