| 1 | That's not as far-fetched as it sounds. | |
| 2 | His jokes were somewhat farfetched. | |
| 3 | Your interpretation of this essay is much too forced. | |
| 4 | Levi was a working chemist, but the title is a metaphor and even this figure of speech is sometimes a little strained to comply with the book's scheme. | |
| 5 | That would require the disclosure of a global conspiracy by scientists with the complicity of governments, which is a far-fetched scenario to say the least. |