by no stretch

Example Sentences

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Even then, "by no stretch of imagination can Suri be associated with anything unlawful", one of his professors from Jamia told the BBC.

From BBC

"Redefinition would alter the landscape. It would risk major false positives – the prosecution of people who by no stretch of the imagination are terrorists – and extend terrorism liability into novel terrain," Mr Hall said.

From BBC

But, Newsom warned, the night would be worse: “By no stretch of the imagination are we out of the woods.”

From Los Angeles Times

"By no stretch of the imagination are we saying 'OK, we've solved it, from now on in, all theatre is going to be made this way'. I think we're trying to just crack open this idea that theatre has to be made in the same way we've always made it, by using this project to catalyse."

From BBC

"I wasn’t prepared for them, by no stretch of imagination coming into the season."

From Fox News