far-fetched
adjective
1
: brought from a remote time or place
2
: not easily or naturally deduced or introduced : improbable
a far-fetched story
Examples of far-fetched in a Sentence
an exciting thriller, but one with a far-fetched plot that no sensible person could believe
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When bitcoin and other cryptoassets were only owned by a small percentage of the overall investing marketplace the concept of pricing housing and other assets in bitcoin or cryptoassets would have seemed far-fetched at best and a potential waste of time and investing energy at worst.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The possibility of pro team owners colluding on player contracts is not so far-fetched when considering pro sports history.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
The notion that any other country would attempt to reach nuclear parity with Russia and the United States seemed far-fetched, and American leaders were all too happy to delay an expensive refurbishment of the aging U.S. arsenal.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
During the first Trump administration, the notion that Washington might deliver Venezuela from Maduro didn’t seem all that far-fetched (and didn’t seem to require a profit motive).
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
The possibility of pro team owners colluding on player contracts is not so far-fetched when considering pro sports history.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 June 2025
The notion that any other country would attempt to reach nuclear parity with Russia and the United States seemed far-fetched, and American leaders were all too happy to delay an expensive refurbishment of the aging U.S. arsenal.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
During the first Trump administration, the notion that Washington might deliver Venezuela from Maduro didn’t seem all that far-fetched (and didn’t seem to require a profit motive).
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for far-fetched
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“Far-fetched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-fetched. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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