How to Use by any/no stretch of the imagination in a Sentence
by any/no stretch of the imagination
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But that doesn’t mean that the course of illness is easy by any stretch of the imagination.
—Helena Oliviero, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022
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The singer's final feature isn't a great film, by any stretch of the imagination.
—Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY, 2 July 2022
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We're not finished yet, by any stretch of the imagination.
—Abc News, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
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Fields isn’t playing well by any stretch of the imagination.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
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The bottom line is, at the age of 68, which is not old by any stretch of the imagination, to re-learn how to walk at that stage is kind of difficult.
—Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 26 Nov. 2022
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This course is not by any stretch of the imagination a course in African American studies.
—Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2023
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While none of the candidates inhabit the far-right flank of the GOP, none of them are moderates by any stretch of the imagination.
—Daniel Martinez Hosang, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
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This is somebody who’s not done tightening by any stretch of the imagination.
—Vildana Hajric, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2023
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Objectively, vanilla isn't bad by any stretch of the imagination.
—Rachel Krause, Allure, 8 Nov. 2022
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While The Crown shouldn't be considered a historical document by any stretch of the imagination, many of the events portrayed in the series really did happen.
—Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 Nov. 2022
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Lip wings are all over TikTok, which so often serves as the source of bizarre new beauty trends as well as legitimately genius makeup hacks, but overlining the lips isn't a new technique by any stretch of the imagination.
—Lottie Winter, Glamour, 13 June 2022
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But by no stretch of the imagination was that an accountability interview.
—Etan Smallman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022
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